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Noun

1. 1
   Someone who despises Russians, the country of Russia, or Russian influence.

   "For the most part these commentators and critics were Russophobes of strongly hawkish views."

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bigotmisanthropemisogynistracist

Antonyms

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Russophile

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"For the most part these commentators and critics were Russophobes of strongly hawkish views."

Etymology

From Russo- + -phobe.

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