Octobrist

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian октябрист (oktjabrist).

Noun

Octobrist (plural Octobrists)

  1. A member of the league formed October 1905 in response to imperial policies.
  2. 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/

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