Slavophilism

noun

Slav·oph·i·lism | \ sla-ˈvä-fə-ˌli-zəm

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; ˈsla-və-ˌfī-ˌli-, ˈslä-\

Definition of Slavophilism

: advocacy of Slavic and specifically Russian culture over western European culture especially as practiced among some members of the Russian intelligentsia in the middle 19th century

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