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From: wing@pegasus.com (Wing Ng)
Subject: Re: Russian words in English
Organization: Pegasus Information Systems
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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 1994 04:09:09 GMT
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In article <369@snafu.win.net>, Bill Duke <duke@snafu.win.net> wrote:
>A professor of Russian history insisted to me that "intelligentsia"
>(with a hard - g -) is a Russian coinage. Late-19th century? (I'll
>check the old OED when I get back.)

Yes, correct.  It is broader than "intellectuals", and includes
everyone who had some kind of education, and uses that education
for his livelihood.

Wing

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