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单词 samizdat
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Definition of samizdat in English:

samizdat

noun ˌsamɪzˈdatˈsamɪzdatˈsɑmizdæt
mass noun
  • The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe.

    as modifier a samizdat newsletter
    samizdat books
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Web sites have taken on the historical roles and research value of samizdat, avant-garde magazines, seditious literature, fringe political manifesti, etc.
    • This has archival value as a kind of samizdat text and the film itself is arguably of note as an intended critique of theocracy, of sharia and the suppression of women.
    • Journalists adopted tactics of underground publication, in the best tradition of East European samizdat.
    • In Ukraine, all performances and translations of Shakespeare into Ukrainian were banned by strict ukases, thus turning Shakespeare into samizdat literature well before the Soviet period.
    • Accessibility is part of the problem, since much of Yoder's work remains unpublished, or available only in hard-to-obtain samizdat copy.

Origin

1960s: Russian, literally 'self-publishing house'.

 
 

Definition of samizdat in US English:

samizdat

nounˈsämēzdatˈsɑmizdæt
  • The clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe.

    as modifier a samizdat newsletter
    samizdat books
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This has archival value as a kind of samizdat text and the film itself is arguably of note as an intended critique of theocracy, of sharia and the suppression of women.
    • In Ukraine, all performances and translations of Shakespeare into Ukrainian were banned by strict ukases, thus turning Shakespeare into samizdat literature well before the Soviet period.
    • Web sites have taken on the historical roles and research value of samizdat, avant-garde magazines, seditious literature, fringe political manifesti, etc.
    • Accessibility is part of the problem, since much of Yoder's work remains unpublished, or available only in hard-to-obtain samizdat copy.
    • Journalists adopted tactics of underground publication, in the best tradition of East European samizdat.

Origin

1960s: Russian, literally ‘self-publishing house’.

 
 
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