Meanings
- A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Felix Dzerzhinsky, chairman of the Cheka.
Lenin also enumerates the faults of Trotsky, Pyatakov, Zinovyev, and Kamenev, and criticizes Bukharin for un-Marxist views. He blames Ordzhonikidze, Stalin, and Dzerzhinsky for Great Russian nationalism and the brutality of the methods used in the invasion of Georgia..
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 490
Origin
- PolishDzierżyński
- RussianДзержинский
- EnglishDzerzhinsky
Borrowed from Russian Дзержинский (Dzeržinskij), from Polish Dzierżyński.
More words from Russian, Polish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 捷爾任斯基 /捷尔任斯基
- 捷爾任斯基 /捷尔任斯基 (Jié'ěrrènsījī)Russian surname
Polish Dzierżyński
- DzierżyńskiRussian surname
Russian Дзержинский
- Дзержинский (Dzeržinskij)Russian surname
Cite this entry
Dzerzhinsky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dzerzhinsky
“Dzerzhinsky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dzerzhinsky. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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