English Explanatory Dictionary

voskresnik

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Sunday designated for community volunteer work, such as cleaning the streets, after the October Revolution in Russia.
  2. One who took part in this work.
  3. A member of a Russian sect of Sunday observers.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of voskresnik.

Word forms

voskresnik voskresniks voskresniki

Etymology

From Russian воскре́сник (voskrésnik), from Russian воскресе́нье (voskresénʹje, “Sunday”) + -ник (-nik).

Related words

subbotnik
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