Nechaev

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proper noun

A transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).

OriginRussian Неча́ев →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nechayev

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Неча́ев (Nečájev).
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    “I don’t know how many informants there were, but it is something we were always aware of,” said Vladimir Nechaev, 19, a former Navalny staffer from St Petersburg, who said he was also pressured to work for the FSB after being arrested for attending an anti-government protest. Nechaev declined the proposition.

    2022 August 26, Pjotr Sauer, “‘There were hundreds of us’: Navalny ex-staffer tells of being FSB informer”, in The Guardian

Origin

  1. RussianНеча́ев
  2. EnglishNechaev

From Russian Неча́ев (Nečájev).

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APA

Nechaev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechaev

MLA

“Nechaev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechaev. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nechaev,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nechaev.

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