Pamyat

American

[pahm-yaht] / ˈpɑm yɑt /

noun

an ultraconservative Russian nationalist organization founded in 1980 and noted for disseminating anti-Western and antisemitic propaganda.

Etymology

Origin of Pamyat

First recorded in 1985–90; from Russian Pámyatʾ; literally, “memory, remembrance”

Example Sentences

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"I'm ready to die for Russia," yelled Konstantin Smirnov- Ostashvili, 54, leader of a faction of Pamyat, the ultra-right, Russian nationalist movement.

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