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otkaznik

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From Russian отка́зник (otkáznik).

noun otkazniks · otkazniki

historical Synonym of refusenik. [Kiril] Khenkin said in a talk in his apartment that he can’t speak for all the otkazniki, but that his case is “fairly typical” of Jews denied exit visas for what they consider arbitrary reasons.
Similar: refusenik

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@misc{otkaznik_2026,
  title = {otkaznik},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/otkaznik},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}