Foreign Phrases Commonly Used in English
 
Phrases of Russian Origin
 
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Language Phrase Meaning
Russian agitprop political (esp. communist) propaganda
Russian apparatchik functionary of a political party
Russian czar autocratic leader
Russian glasnost openness, transparency
Russian gulag labour camp
Russian intelligentsia intellectual elite
Russian perestroika restructuring
Russian samizdat self-publishing