subbotnik

See also: Subbotnik

English

Etymology

Borrowed Russian субботник (subbotnik), from суббо́та (subbóta, “Saturday”).

Noun

subbotnik (plural subbotniks)

1. (historical) A Saturday designated for community volunteer work, such as cleaning the streets, after the October Revolution in Russia.
2. A member of a Russian sect of Sabbath keepers.

See also

• Saturdaying
• voskresnik

Further reading

• subbotnik on Wikipedia.Wikipedia