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Definition of Putschists
1. putschist [n] - See also: putschist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Putschists
Literary usage of Putschists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation by Gene Sharp (2003)
"The putschists also require that the civilian leaders and population be supportive,
... The putschists require the cooperation of specialists and advisors, ..."
2. Dilemmas of Independence: Ukraine After Totalitarianism by Alexander J. Motyl (1993)
"... took the putsch in stride and remained indifferent to the dramatic struggle
between Yeltsin and the putschists—as did most non-Russian republics. ..."
3. The Troubled Birth of Russian Democracy: Parties, Personalities, and Programs by Michael McFaul, Sergei Markov (1993)
"Soon thereafter the special commission investigating the putsch charged Zhirinovsky
with conspiring with the KGB and the putschists. ..."
4. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... apathy of the moderate bourgeoisie towards Kapp; the putschists' failure to
devise any serious political and economic program;116 and fear for the unity ..."
5. The German Socialist Party: Champion of the First Republic, 1918-1933 by William Harvey Maehl (1986)
"... the Reichswehr with a base in central Germany from which the army could either
bar the way northward to Bavarian putschists or invade Bavaria itself. ..."
6. The Politics of Law and Order: A History of the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr, 1918 by David Clay Large (1980)
"... dispensation of the new prime minister—to offer a haven to those north German
putschists fleeing the arrest warrants of the restored Berlin government. ..."
7. The Moldovans: Romania, Russia, and the Politics of Culture by Charles King (2000)
"Igor Smirnov publicly praised the putschists as saviors of the Soviet state and
promised military assistance to support the state of emergency. ..."
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