Samizdat
WordNet
noun
(1) A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Russian самиздат (samizdat) "self-published", from сам (sam) "self" + издат (izdat’), truncation of издательство (izdatjel’stvo) "publishing house". Compare Госиздат (Gosizdat).
Noun
- underground, often illegal, literature
- the act of publishing such literature