English

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Etymology

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From Ukrainian раши́ст (rašýst),[1] itself a blend of Ра́ша (Ráša, Russia) (derogatory) +‎ фаши́ст (fašýst, fascist).

Adjective

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russist (comparative more russist, superlative most russist)

  1. (politics, neologism, derogatory) Of or relating to Ruscism (Russian fascism).

Noun

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russist (plural russists)

  1. (politics, neologism, derogatory) A follower of the ideology of Ruscism (Russian fascism).

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References

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  1. ^ Snyder, Timothy (2022 April 22) “The War in Ukraine Has Unleashed a New Word”, in The New York Times[1] (in American English), →ISSN, archived from the original on 27 January 2023