Russophilia

English

Etymology

From Russo- +‎ -philia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹʌsəˈfɪli.ə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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Noun

Russophilia (uncountable)

1. A strong interest in or admiration of Russia, Russian culture, or the Russian people.
   • 2015, Boris Popivanov, Changing Images of the Left in Bulgaria, page 126:

     Russophilia was directly weakened by military base agreements with the US.

Related terms

• -philia
• Russomania
• Russophile
• Russophobia

 

Translations

a strong interest in the country, culture, or people of Russia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 親俄派／亲俄派 (qīn'épài)

• Finnish: russofilia
• French: russophilie (fr) f
• German: Russophilie f
• Greek: ρωσοφιλία f (rosofilía), φιλορωσισμός m (filorosismós)
• Italian: russofilia f
• Japanese: 親露派 (しんろは, shinroha)
• Portuguese: russofilia f
• Romanian: rusofilie f
• Russian: русофи́лия f (rusofílija)
• Spanish: rusofilia f