Radek

[ rah-dek; Russian rah-dyik ]

noun

1. Karl [kah, r, l], 1885–1939?, Russian writer and politician.

Radek

/ rɑdjɪk /

noun

1. RadekKarl (Bernhardovich)1885?1939MRussianPOLITICS: politicianWRITING: journalist Karl ( Bernhardovich ), original name Karl Sobelsohn . 1885–?1939, Soviet politician and journalist who was secretary of Comintern (1920–24). He was accused of treason (1937) and probably died in a labour camp

Example Sentences

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski alleged at a meeting in Bialystok, eastern Poland, on Monday that many of the migrants who try to break through the Polish border “are people with Russian visas” — meaning they were at some point allowed to enter Russia before heading to Belarus and toward the West.

From Seattle Times

Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski noted that the incident fell on the 20th anniversary of Poland joining the European Union along with nine other countries, most of them Central European nations that had been under the Soviet sphere of influence for decades.

From Seattle Times

Behind the Sahara console the whole weekend is soundman Radek Lesa, flown in from the Czech Republic every year for his expertise.

From Los Angeles Times

Quinn's initial shot is saved by Radek Vitek in the visiting goal, but the midfielder taps in the rebound from close range.

From BBC

So did Poland, which lost one of its citizens and whose foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, expressed “moral indignation.”

From Seattle Times