Octobrist
English edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Russian октябрист (oktjabrist).
Noun edit
Octobrist (plural Octobrists)
- A member of the league formed October 1905 in response to imperial policies.
- A member of a Russian communist children's organization founded 1925 and named in honor of the October Revolution.
- 1983, Soviet Education - Volume 25, page 95:
- They help prepare the children to enter the Octobrists and organize the work of Octobrist groups/
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “octobrist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.