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Definition of Tovarish
1. tovarich [n -ES] - See also: tovarich
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tovarish
Literary usage of Tovarish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"tovarish IN THE make-up of their pages, newspaper editors of the Soviet Union
interpret the totalitarian scene with a vengeance. In the latest issue at hand ..."
2. Runaway Russia by Florence MacLeod Harper (1918)
"The man said again, "tovarish, did you hear what I said? Give me money! ...
The man said a third time, "tovarish, give me money or it will be worse for you! ..."
3. Runaway Russia by Florence MacLeod Harper (1918)
"He was accosted by a man who said, "tovarish, give me money! ... The man said a
third time, "tovarish, give me money or it will be worse for you! ..."
4. Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys Williams (1921)
"Saying "tovarish" as one might say "swine," then breathing it reverently as a
... "They may not take your word, tovarish Antonov," muttered one poor wretch. ..."
5. Trailing the Bolsheviki: Twelve Thousand Miles with the Allies in Siberia by Carl William Ackerman (1919)
""After the occupation of Cheliabinsk came the official, bloody telegrams
of 'tovarish (Comrade) Trotsky. They also came to us in Penza. ..."
6. Under the Bolshevik Reign of Terror by Rhoda D. Power (1919)
"tovarish, tovarish, where did you get that? Will you sell half? No? Well, at
least a slice?" "What do you take me for ? This may be the last I shall get for ..."
7. Actions and Reactions in Russia by Robert Scotland Liddell (1918)
"tovarish " (" Comrade ") took its place. The Red Flag hung above the soldiers'
dug-outs. It hung from wagons and gun-carriages. Even the horses were decked ..."
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