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Russianist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who studies Russian language, culture or history.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռուսագետ (ṙusaget) — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Chinese Mandarin: 俄語言學家 /俄语言学家 (Éyǔyánxuéjiā) — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Czech: rusista — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Finnish: rusisti — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • French: russiste — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • German: Russist — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • German: Russistin — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Japanese: ロシア語学者 (Roshia-gogakusha) — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Russian: руси́ст (rusíst) — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Russian: руси́стка (rusístka) — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history
  • Spanish: rusista — a person who studies Russian language, culture or history