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Russophobe

American

[ruhs-uh-fohb] / ˈrʌs əˌfoʊb /

noun

a person who hates or fears Russia or the Russians.

Russophobe British

/ ˈrʌsəʊˌfəʊb /

noun

a person who feels intense and often irrational hatred ( Russophobia ) for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc

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Origin of Russophobe

First recorded in 1880–85; Russo- + -phobe

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“I’m called a Russophobe and hater of Russian culture,” Lockshin says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Once side-lined by some in Nato as a post-communist Russophobe, Poland has now become a linchpin in the eastern flank of the alliance.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2022

I was not a Russophobe or a Cold Warrior.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2018

Russian media coverage of her own campaign was vicious, portraying her as an aggressive Russophobe, a criminal and a liar.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2016

I suppose I am imagined to be a venomous, brow-beating, truculent Russophobe, who has maliciously violated their territory, flinging a shell into their ground and an insult into their face.

From A Rock in the Baltic by Barr, Robert

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