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Same-iz-dat « Adventures in a Perambulator

It’s interesting that the word, “samizdat” should sound so much like the phrase, “same as that”, in a dialect. The word is Russian, meaning “self-publish”, and was used to label works that were copied and handed out in violation of the censorship laws of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic. And, of course, since people wanted the work to be as complete as possible, they... Read moreIt’s interesting that the word, “samizdat” should sound so much like the phrase, “same as that”, in a dialect. The word is Russian, meaning “self-publish”, and was used to label works that were copied and handed out in violation of the censorship laws of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic. And, of course, since people wanted the work to be as complete as possible, they wanted this copy to be the same as that. (I know, bad pun. View page