russist

9.9

A person who supports Russian government policies or culture

noun
/ˈrʌsɪst/

: rusófilo

She was labeled a russist for her open support of Russian political ideals.

Examples

Many russists gathered to celebrate Russian culture.
His russist views made him unpopular among some of his colleagues.
During the debate, accusations of being a russist were directed at several participants.
A russist spoke at the conference about cultural ties.
His russist views made him unpopular among some of his colleagues.
Many russists gathered to celebrate Russian culture.
She was labeled a russist for her open support of Russian political ideals.

Synonyms

Russophile

vsrussist

1 8.9

A person who likes Russia, its people or its culture

focuses on active support and advocacy of policies and culture

How Pro-Russian

hardliner

17 7.5

activist

60 3.7

advocate

345 4.1

russist

9.9

supporter

810 1.0

enthusiast

81 3.4

sympathizer

34 4.8

Surface Forms

russist singular

russists plural

Morphology

russist = Russia (transparent) = russ + ist

The word is formed by a recognisable country stem (Russia/Russ-) plus the productive agentive suffix '-ist', yielding 'supporter of Russia'.

Etymology

Russist comes from Russia plus the ending -ist, the same ending in words like artist and pianist. So a russist is someone who is 'for' or 'supports' Russian policies or culture.