Narodnik

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noun

A member of a socially conscious movement of the Russian middle class in the 1860s and 1870s, some of whom became involved in revolutionary agitation against the tsardom.

OriginRussian наро́дник →
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Meanings

nounNarodnik (plural Narodniks)

plural Narodniks · alternative narodnik

  1. historicalA member of a socially conscious movement of the Russian middle class in the 1860s and 1870s, some of whom became involved in revolutionary agitation against the tsardom.

Origin

  1. Russianнаро́дник
  2. EnglishNarodnik

Borrowed from Russian наро́дник (naródnik), from наро́д (naród, “people, nation”) + -ник (-nik).

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Translations

Finnish narodnikki
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French narodnik
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Polish narodnik
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Portuguese narodnik
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Russian наро́дник, наро́дница
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  • наро́дница (naródnica)Translations
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APA

Narodnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Narodnik

MLA

“Narodnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Narodnik. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Narodnik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Narodnik.

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