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Where does “agitprop” come from?

agitprop (English) comes from Russian агитпро́п, from Russian отде́л агитации и пропаганды — Department for Agitation and Propaganda.

agitprop (English): Political propaganda disseminated through art,...

Definitions

  1. Political propaganda disseminated through art,...

Ancestry of “agitprop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianагитпро́пagitprop
2Russianотде́л агитации и пропагандыDepartment for Agitation and Propaganda
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