muzhik

/'mu:ʤik/ Cách viết khác : (muzhik) /'mu:ʤik/

Thân thiện

A muzhik plows a field with a horse-drawn wooden plow.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917): "Muzhik" refers specifically to a male peasant in pre-revolutionary Russia, typically one who was a serf or a small-scale farmer.

Usage

• The word "muzhik" is a historical term. It is used when discussing Russian history, society, or literature from the period before the 1917 Revolution.
• It describes a man of a particular social class and way of life, often connoting traditional, rural, and sometimes hardworking or simple qualities.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The novel depicted the difficult life of a muzhik in 19th-century Russia.
  • Before the emancipation, the muzhik was bound to the land owned by the nobility.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in historical or literary analysis to evoke the specific social conditions and culture of imperial Russia.
• It may sometimes be used metaphorically in modern contexts to describe someone perceived as having a robust, simple, or traditionally rustic character, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Moujik: An alternative spelling of "muzhik."
• Serf: A broader term for a laborer bound under the feudal system, which includes the Russian "muzhik" before 1861.
• Peasant: The general English term for a poor farmer of low social status, which "muzhik" specifies as Russian.

Synonyms

• Peasant: A person who works on the land, typically of low social status.
• Serf: An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system.

Notes

• The term is not commonly used in contemporary everyday English. It appears primarily in historical, academic, or literary contexts.
• The spelling "moujik" is also accepted, though "muzhik" is more common in modern transliterations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• moujik
• mujik
• muzjik