Of fifteen thousand proletaries slain in a battle, scarce fifteen are recorded in history, or one alone, the general perhaps, and after a while his and their names are likewise blotted out, the whole battle itself is forgotten.
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Proletary — (The Proletarian) was an illegal Russian Bolshevik newspaper edited by Lenin; it was published from September 3, 1906 until December 11, 1909. A total of fifty issues having appeared. Active participants in the editorial work were M. F.… … Wikipedia
Proletary — Prol e*ta*ry, n.; pl. {Proletaries}. [ L. proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. {Prol[ e]taire}.] (Rom. Antiq.) A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proletary — [prō′lə ter΄ē] n. pl. proletaries [L proletarius, a propertyless citizen of the lowest class, who served the state only by having children < proles, offspring: see PROLIFIC] in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no … English World dictionary
proletary — /proh li ter ee/, adj., n., pl. proletaries. proletarian. [1570 80; < L proletarius belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens, i.e., those who contributed to the state only through their offspring, equiv. to prolet (akin to proles… … Universalium
proletary — n. Churl, lout, clown, boor, laboring man, common person, one of the lower orders … New dictionary of synonyms
proletary — pro·le·tary … English syllables
proletary — ˈprōləˌterē noun or adjective Etymology: Latin proletarius more at proletarian : proletarian … Useful english dictionary
Proletaries — Proletary Prol e*ta*ry, n.; pl. {Proletaries}. [ L. proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. {Prol[ e]taire}.] (Rom. Antiq.) A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with property, but only by having children; hence, a common person … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Proletarian — Prol e*ta ri*an, a. [L. proletarius. See Proletary.] Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. Every citizen, if he were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost. De Quincey. n. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich — ▪ prime minister of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Introduction original name Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov born April 10 [April 22, New Style], 1870, Simbirsk, Russia died Jan. 21, 1924, Gorki [later Gorki Leninskiye], near Moscow founder of… … Universalium
