Samizdat (Noun)
Meaning
A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The underground literary movement relied heavily on samizdat to spread their dissenting ideas across the country.
- She spent years collecting rare samizdat publications from the Soviet era.
- During the communist regime, possession of samizdat literature could lead to severe punishment.
- As an avid reader of banned books, he became familiar with the secret networks of samizdat distributors.
- The dissident writer's works were circulated widely through samizdat, despite being officially forbidden.