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Nihilistic anarchist who may have coined the phrase "the will to destroy is a creative urge". During a brief association with Bakunin, a number of pamphlets appeared which may have been written by either or both of them, most famously "Catechism of a Revolution". The two soon fell out because Bakunin was not really a nihilist.

Nechaev's ideal was for revolutionaries to be utterly ruthless and prepared to take any action, however apparently immoral, which would further their cause (a bit like politicians, in other words).

Exiled from Russia after being accused of murdering a political associate; eventually deported to Russia and killed by the state.
To "do a Nechaev" is to act nihilistically. Most often used along the lines of, "I wasn't feeling like doing a Nechaev" (i.e. not feeling like extreme self-sacrifice and escalation).
Nechaev by Andy May 2, 2004
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Also called "Neecal" Any species of Giant Panda that eats purple bamboo. The bamboo they have been known to eat causes a psychadelic euphoria to overcome the panda, making them to appear very lachsadaisical and unresponsive. This is where the idea of the Pokemon "Snorlax" came from. Nechaels have also been known to chase pigeons native to Heidelberg, Germany.
I was walking down the street when a Nechael walked over and tried to steal my money.

Whoa! Look at that Neecal! It's tripping balls!
Nechael by jerry_curl July 28, 2011
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Nechael is a person who is super weird but amazingly funny and friendly. A Nechael is crazy but because of that they're very outgoing and will meet a lot of people. A Nechael always knows how to keep a smile on a persons face and can always have a fun time no matter where they go. A Nechael is easily the nicest person one could ever meet in their life. A Nechael is always going to be an amazing person, and a Nechael is presumably good looking too.
I was having a terrible day til that Nechael came along.
Nechael by samoht_74 August 5, 2011

Nechayev 

Alternative spelling of Nechaev.

Nihilistic anarchist who was associated briefly with Bakunin.
Either spelling is possibly correct because of difficulties transcribing Russian names in English.
Nechayev by Andy May 2, 2004

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