Title: 10 Words from Russian | Merriam-Webster
Headings: 10 Words from Russian
10 Words from Russian
Agitprop
Disinformation
Czar
Intelligentsia
Mammoth
Parka
Politburo
Ukase
Vodka
Yurt
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10 Words from Russian
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Agitprop
A poster by Lev Haas (1954). " There: elections are directed by monopolistic American agents; Here: free elections such as never before during the bourgeois regime"
Photo: Brown University
Definition: propaganda; especially: political propaganda promulgated chiefly in literature, drama, music, or art
Agitprop is a curious sort of portmanteau, blending parts of two words, each from a different language. It comes from the Russian word agitatsiya (“agitation”) and the English propaganda (“the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person”).