Russophrenia

English

Etymology

Blend of Russo- +‎ schizophrenia.

Noun

Russophrenia (uncountable)

1. (neologism, political science, geopolitics, derogatory) The belief or idea that Russia is simultaneously about to collapse, and also take over the world.
   • 2015 June 30, Bryan MacDonald, “Russophrenia - an illness in need of a cure”, in RT‎^[1]:

     This is classic Russophrenia, believing that Russia is about to threaten the world while on fiscal life-support.

   • 2018 July 18, Mikhail Molchanov, quoting Bryan MacDonald, “The Trump-Putin summit: Russophrenia explained”, in Asia Times‎^[2]:

     In one astute observation, Western media exhibit a “Russophrenia” – “a condition where the sufferer believes Russia is both about to collapse, and take over the world.”

   • 2019 April 9, Bill Totten, “Has the US Lost Its Military Supremacy Over Russia?”, in billtottenweblog‎^[3] (Usenet):

     In some psychiatric sense it is very close to the more specific Russophrenia phenomenon, where Russia is simultaneously about to collapse and about to overtake the US, and the combined West.

Derived terms

• Russophrenic

See also

• Russophobia
• Ukropium