samizdat

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Etymology

1967, From Russian самиздат (samizdát, “self-publishing”), from сам (sam, “self”) + издат (izdát), abbrev. of издательство (izdátel’stvo, “publishing house”). Compare Russian Госиздат (Gosizdát, “State Publisher”).

Noun

samizdat (plural samizdats)

Paryska kultura (« Parisian Culture »), Polish samizdat from the 1980's.

1. (uncountable, often attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications.
2. (countable) A samizdat publication.

Usage notes

• Often italicized as a foreign term not fully naturalized.

Synonyms

• samvydav
• zine

Related terms

• samizdatchik

Translations

underground publishing

French: samizdat (fr) m. Italian: samizdat (it) (dìxiàchubào) m.

Russian: самиздат (ru) (samizdát) m. Ukrainian: самвидав (uk) (samvýdav) m.

a samizdat publication

Chinese: Mandarin: 地下出版 (zh) (dìxià chūbǎn) French: samizdat (fr) Hungarian: szamizdat (hu)

Italian: samizdat (it) m. Russian: самиздат (ru) (samizdát) m. Ukrainian: самвидав (uk) (samvýdav) m.