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Russophile

American  
[ruhs-uh-fahyl] / ˈrʌs əˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.


Russophile British  
/ ˈrʌsəʊˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. an admirer of Russia or the former Soviet Union, its customs, political system, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. showing admiration of Russia or the former Soviet Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Russophile

First recorded in 1890–95; Russo- + -phile

Example Sentences

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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

But perhaps its most prominent Russophile was Manlio Di Stefano, the party’s foreign policy point man.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 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

But the Ukrainian movement was confronted by a bitterly hostile Russophile bureaucracy.

From Memorandum to the Government of the United States on the Recognition of the Ukrainian People's Republic by Batchinsky, Julian

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