: opposed to or hostile toward Russia or the Russian people
Moreover, the republican leaderships that had wavered during the coup sought to protect themselves from Moscow's retribution by wrapping themselves in anti-Russian and nationalist flags …—
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The Russian government responded to the scandal by calling the punishments unjust and an example of anti-Russian sentiment.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
In Georgia’s breakaway provinces things don’t look good for Putin - Abkhazia’s pro-Russian president had to resign owing to mass anti-Russian demonstrations.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Interestingly, a pro-European orientation did not equate to anti-Russian sentiments.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes (1911) Conrad’s response to Crime and Punishment; a stinging anti-Russian epic about the failure of revolutionary ideals.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
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Aleks Klosok, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
In Georgia’s breakaway provinces things don’t look good for Putin - Abkhazia’s pro-Russian president had to resign owing to mass anti-Russian demonstrations.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Interestingly, a pro-European orientation did not equate to anti-Russian sentiments.
—Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes (1911) Conrad’s response to Crime and Punishment; a stinging anti-Russian epic about the failure of revolutionary ideals.
—airmail.news, 16 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for anti-Russian
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“Anti-Russian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Russian. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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