solzhenitsyn one day in the life of ivan denisovich

Moldavia: a Soviet republic in southeastern Europe from 1940-1991, when it declared its independence and changed its name to Moldova Lithuania: Baltic Sea country in northeastern Europe a Soviet republic from 1940-1991 Latvia: a Baltic Sea country in northeastern Europe a Soviet republic from 1940-1991 Lag: a convict who has been transported or sentenced to penal servitude Between 3 and 5 percent of the population was considered to be kulaks. Kulak: Russian for “closed fist.” The Soviet government defined kulaks specifically as peasants who hired permanent workers, owned an industrial enterprise (such as a flour mill), hired out agricultural machinery or practiced usury. Farm products were sold to the government and profits were shared.

Kolkhoz: a type of Soviet collective farm that most peasants were forced to join. Kilometer: a measure of length in the metric system equal to 3,280.8 feet (about 5/8 of a mile) A measure of weight in the metric system equal to a thousand grams. Hussars: light cavalrymen with rifles, swords and pistols There are 25-30 grams in a typical slice of bread. Gram: a measure of weight in the metric system equal to about 1/30 of an ounce. BUR: Russian, Barak Usilennogo Rezhima, reinforced security barracksĬaucasus: a region that includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and a small portion of southern RussiaĮstonians: people from Estonia, a country on the Baltic Sea in northeastern Europe, a Soviet republic from 1940-1991

Solzhenitsyn one day in the life of ivan denisovich