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Word: shakhidka (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2004-2004
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...changed perception of reality. "I was in the metro yesterday, and an Orthodox nun came through the carriage collecting money for a church. She was dressed in black, and she was carrying a box. I was scared." For a moment, Svetlana wondered whether the nun was a shakhidka, a female terrorist who typically dresses in black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LETTER FROM MOSCOW: Will Putin's Power Play Make Russia Safer? | 9/27/2004 | See Source »

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