Where does “agitprop” come from?
agitprop (Portuguese) comes from English agitprop, from Russian агитпро́п, from Russian отде́л агитации и пропаганды — Department for Agitation and Propaganda.
agitprop (Portuguese): agitprop Communist propaganda
Definitions
- agitprop Communist propaganda
Ancestry of “agitprop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agitprop | Political propaganda disseminated through art,... |
| 2 | Russian | агитпро́п | agitprop |
| 3 | Russian | отде́л агитации и пропаганды | Department for Agitation and Propaganda |