"Fellow traveller" is a term, often pejorative, for a person who sympathizes with the beliefs of an organization or cooperates in its activities without maintaining formal membership in that particular group. The term was first used in the early Soviet Union to characterize writers and artists sympathetic to the goals of the Russian Revolution who declined to join the Communist Party. The English-language phrase came into vogue in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s as a pejorative term for a sympathizer of Communism who was nonetheless not an official or "card-carrying member" of a Communist party. 'Fellow travellers' were often accused of lending their names and prestige to Communist front organizations. In other languages the comparable terms are compagnon de route,sympathisant or progressistes in French; Weggenosse or (more generally) Sympathisant in German; and compagno di viaggio in Italian.
Usage in Europe
Soviet Russia
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the term "fellow traveller" (Russian: попутчик, poputchik; literally: "one who travels the same path") was sometimes applied to Russian writers who accepted the revolution but were not active participants. The term became famous because of Trotsky's 1924 book Literature and Revolution, in which he discussed "fellow-travellers" in Chapter 2: "The Literary 'Fellow-Travellers' of the Revolution." Trotsky wrote:
“Fellow Travelers,” a piano-driven ballad that could very well be a B-side from Being There. Even though, to quote that same album, “it sounds like someone else’s song / from a long time ago,” it’s a great tune, teetering along with part-time singer Timothy Bracy’s worn, slightly off- key vocals. His voice strengthens the Wilco comparisons, as he sounds eerily like Jeff Tweedy doing an impersonation of Stephen Malkmus doing an impersonation of Bob Dylan. When paired with depressing lyrics (a Mendoza Line trademark) and a morose melody, Bracy’s
... and got to travel the world ... As he traveled, Hark and his fellow Marines learned more about what they faced in this foreign country and started to separate rumors from facts about serving in Vietnam.
Is it possible, said my fellow traveler, to walk through Hong Kong without bumping into another Filipino? ... Because my traveling companions went to Hong Kong with the objective of dining in a restaurant ...
This year has truly been a year of travel for me, filled with unforgettable adventures and new experiences ...Surrounded by fellow travelers from all over the world, I quickly understood why Boracay is such a beloved destination.
... left him and fellow passengers scrambling for their lives ... Amidst the pandemonium, one brave passenger tried to calm the crowd, urging them to stop screaming to reduce the panic among fellow travelers.
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First things first... So now you know ... Cooking and stall holding still leaves him time to plays veterans soccer with fellow veterans at ArklowTown, and he travels occasionally to the UK to see Portsmouth FC in action with son Cathal ... .
Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) is the beautiful but mentally fragile new wife of devoted, guileless Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult), an estate agent employed by Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), a shifty fellow with much to be shifty about.
I was a travel writer ... My insatiable wanderlust led me to travel writing ... As a travel writer, you’ll meet a range of professionals, from fellow writers and bloggers to hospitality staff and tour operators ... Top tips for aspiring travel writers.
Allegedly, al-Megrahi traveled back to Libya on the 21st with fellow intelligence operative Abu AgilaMohammadMas'ud, who was later accused of making the bomb used on Flight 103.
She traded Lausanne for Paris in her early 20s, dancing at discos and hobnobbing with well-to-do fellow expats, but she held onto that childhood dream of traveling to Africa...King would travel to India ...
Settled just behind leading pair Rockonliam and Kilbarry Ce Ce, the 6/4 joint-favourite travelled and jumped smoothly throughout and came to pick up the running at the second-last when fellow market leader Rockonliam was caught flat-footed ... .
3 ...Toco, who shelled out $14,000 on a hyperrealistic custom-made collie ensemble, recently shared social media videos of himself hanging out with a fellow traveler who likes to get gussied up in the Alaskan Malamute suit ... 'It was a massacre'.
Her partner Lloyd Klein told AFP she died of a pulmonary embolism in Paris... She traded Lausanne for Paris in her early 20s, dancing at discos and hobnobbing with well-to-do fellow expats, but she held onto that childhood dream of traveling to Africa.
There are also two floats that are set to be “out of this word.” La Cañada Flintridge’s float is a follow-up to their 2017 entry “BackyardRocketeer.” The space traveler has now made it to the red planet and is exploring on a modified Mars rover.
The Lexington Dispatch
03 Jan 2025
The Lexington Dispatch
03 Jan 2025