sharashka

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sharashka

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From Russian шара́шка (šaráška) or шара́жка (šarážka), a diminutive for шара́га (šarága).

noun sharashkas · sharaga

  1. A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

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noun a Soviet gulag R&D lab

Españolsharashka
Françaischarachka
DeutschScharaschka
Românășarașka
Русскийшара́шка šaráška, шара́жка šarážka, шара́га šarága

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@misc{sharashka_2026,
  title = {sharashka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sharashka},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}