kulturnyadj.
Formerly, in the Soviet Union: cultured, civilized.
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kulturny1955
1955 H. Hodgkinson Doubletalk 39 Cultured, or kulturny behaviour, is highly esteemed in the Soviet Union.
1959 New Statesman 23 May 711/3 Aesthetic considerations never played a part in the previous drives for a more kulturny mode of life, which were more concerned with manners than with the cultivation of good taste.
1973 J. Shub Moscow by Nightmare ix. 97 She let the porter take her one small suitcase—it wouldn't be ‘kulturny’ to carry it herself.
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adj.1955