ЗК
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- 1.
convict (in a labour camp), camp inmatehistory
Мой дед был зэ́ком в ста́линских лагеря́х.
My grandfather was a convict in Stalin's camps.
Soviet-era abbreviation for заключённый; strongly associated with the Gulag.
- 2.
prisoner, inmate, con
В ка́мере сиде́ли тро́е зэ́ков.
Three inmates were sitting in the cell.
Colloquial, often slangy.
Usage info
The terms зк, зек / зэк, зека are derived from 'Заключённый каналоармеец', which means a labor convict of a Gulag of the Stalin era.
Examples
На фотографии видны ЗК в серых бушлатах.
Convicts in gray padded jackets can be seen in the photograph.
В документах его называли просто ЗК.
In the documents, he was simply referred to as a convict.
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