Russomaniacadj.n.
/ˌrʌsə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌrəsəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Now rare.† A. adj.
That has intense or irrational feelings about Russia, esp. of fear or dislike; characterized by excessive or irrational fear of Russia. Obsolete.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively
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1836 R. Cobden Russia ii. 21/1 A call for armaments from our Russo-maniac orators and writers.
1882 J. Morley Life R. Cobden (1902) iv. 12/1 The Russo-maniac ideas of Russian power are demonstrably absurd.
B. n.
A person who harbours intense or irrational feelings about Russia, whether positive or negative; a person who is excessively admiring or fearful of Russia.
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1855 Eclectic Rev. Apr. 400 She is not of those rattle-paced or pated Russomaniacs, who take their six weeks trip to St. Petersburgh, then run on to Moscow.
1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Mar. 1/2 Since all things Russian are fashionable, the Russo-maniacs should take care.
1930 C. W. Crawley Question Greek Independence 66 There was not much in this to excite the fears of any but a ‘Russomaniac’.
1992 Guardian (Nexis) 28 Feb. 26 The malcontents—a mixture of conservatives, ex-communists and ‘Russomaniacs’.
Derivatives
ˌRussomanˈiacal adj.
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > specific other nations > excessively
Russomaniac1836
Russomaniacal1891
1891 Times 15 Aug. 5/3 The Russophil or Russomaniacal demonstrations in France.
1952 Ukrainian Q. 8 189 Great Russian chauvinism which in the first instance was facilitated by a packed program of Russomaniacal advocates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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