Bedniak definitions

bedniak

A peasant possessed of some land but still desperately poor; the second-lowest class of peasant in tsarist Russia.
Found on http://alphahistory.com/russianrevolution/russian-revolution-glossary-a-l/

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bedniak

Poor peasant, owning some land but usually not enough to support a family.
Found on http://soviethistory.msu.edu/glossary/

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