Russophile
Americannoun
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He is, they said, what he appears to be: a slightly eccentric Russophile who was entrapped by an ambitious intelligence agent he had befriended years before, apparently not realizing the man’s full background.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Baltimoreans of today don’t need an invitation to stop by the Crimea, once the summer destination for an eccentric Russophile railroad builder.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
No, once again, I am not a Russophile.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2014
Nonetheless, one openly gay US athlete who is a self-confessed Russophile, Johnny Weir, told Reuters news agency this week he could not support the Sochi boycott calls.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2014
The reaction from these Russophile festivities fell heavily upon Schiller and he became gradually weaker.
From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Thomas, Calvin
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