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- noun Plural form of
samizdat .
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When I used to cover the Soviet Union during the 1980's, thoughtful Russians got real news from typed news letters called "samizdats" that were surreptitiously passed from hand to hand.
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When I used to cover the Soviet Union during the 1980's, thoughtful Russians got real news from typed news letters called "samizdats" that were surreptitiously passed from hand to hand.
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When I used to cover the Soviet Union during the 1980's, thoughtful Russians got real news from typed news letters called "samizdats" that were surreptitiously ...
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It was a clandestine movement which, nevertheless, managed to gain a good understanding of what was going to happen and to publish it in the "samizdats", home printed documents; the only way to bypass the official information circle before the internet era.
Energy Bulletin - bart 2008
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On the front steps, under the eyes of powerless policemen, students are pressing samizdats on arriving delegates.
Absolute Friends Le Carre, John, 1931- 2003
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I haven't read any samizdats or anything, and to be frank I get pretty confused about Trostky and Lenin and whatnot, but I can understand these minor distinctions.
The Millions 2009
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