(NOUN)
1 An underground press
2(a) The secret publication and distribution of government-banned literature in the
former Soviet Union. 2(b)
The literature produced by this system.
(SYLLABICATION)
sa-miz-dat
Samizdat Portal
| Hosted Site | Description |
| http://www.rinat-baibekov.com | Rinat Baibekov's gallery: Rinat Baibekov is an internationally renowned surrealist artist. Originally from Russia, Rinat was a producer and distributer of samizdat material, working with his friends to fight for freedoms that we too easily take for granted in the UK. He is now living in Cambridge, enjoying his freedoms and exercising them in the fullest possible way by creating stunning works of art. |
| http://www.cgfletch.com | Dave Fletcher's gallery: A collection of digital and traditional artwork. |
| http://www.day12.com | The day12 project: A community travel site with a focus on environmentally and socially sustainable travel. |
| http://www.cambridgebiodiesel.org | Cambridge Biodiesel: A project to bring environmentally friendly fuel to the Cambridge (UK) area. |
| http://lj.bounceme.net | LJ: An eclectic insight into the life of John Lindley (aka "Little John"). |
"Samizdat is a Soviet term coined by post-Stalin dissidents for the old Russian revolutionary practice, from the days of the czarist censorship of circulating uncensored material privately, usually in manuscript form - nonconformist poetry and fiction, memoirs, historical documents, protest statements, trial records, etc. The name "Samizdat" - Self-Publishers - is an ironic parody of such official acronyms as "Gosizdat", meaning State Publishers (short for Gosudarstvennoe Izdatelstvo). More colloquially, one might translate Samizdat as the Do-It-Yourself Press. The message is clear: If the bureaucrats won't print it, we'll get it around ourselves."
- Samizdat: Voices of the Soviet Opposition, George Saunders (Editor)
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