A few days ago
Anonymous

What does Intelligentsia mean?

in terms of Imperial russia ..

thanks 🙂

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A few days ago
itsjunglepat

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I did a google w/the words, intelligentsia russia and define. Wikipedia, a great site for info, showed up 3rd on the list.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligentsia

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A few days ago
michaell
intelligentsia.

Main Entry: in·tel·li·gent·sia

Pronunciation: in-“te-l&-‘jen(t)-sE-&, -‘gen(t)-

Function: noun

Etymology: Russian intelligentsiya, from Latin intelligentia intelligence

: intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite

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A few days ago
Superman at 71
The upper class, who were presumed to be the most intelligent members of the general population at that time.
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