Russophile
Americannoun
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Origin of Russophile
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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
American officials have broadly hinted that Mr. Whelan was just what he appeared to be: a somewhat naïve Russophile who was an innocent tourist.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2019
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
Now, dear Vanity, you may call me a Russophile, or by any other marine term of endearment you like, if I don't think the old plan was the better of the two.
From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by George Robert Aberigh-Mackay
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