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Intelligentsia vs Intellectuals - What's the difference?

intelligentsia | intellectuals |

As nouns the difference between intelligentsia and intellectuals

is that intelligentsia is the intellectual of a society (especially in nineteenth-century poland, in russia and later the soviet union) while intellectuals is .

intelligentsia

English

(wikipedia intelligentsia)

Noun

(-)
  • The intellectual of a society (especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia and later the Soviet Union).

    • Related terms

    * unintelligentsia

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    intellectuals

    English

    Noun

    (head)