ruscist

Meanings

nounruscist (plural ruscists)

alternativeAlternative form of russist.
“I want to stay. I really want to stay here, and rebuild my house in this very spot, just to spite the Ruscists,” she said, using a neologism for ‘Russian fascists’ that has become widespread in Ukraine since the invasion.
2022 May 30, Valerie Hopkins, Maria Varenikova, “A Russian Plane Crashed Into a House. Death Was Parceled Out Randomly.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

adjectiveRuscist (comparative more Ruscist, superlative most Ruscist)

comparative more Ruscist · superlative most Ruscist

alternativeAlternative form of russist.
The parliament intends to address the Prosecutor General, the Justice Ministry, and other government offices on taking immediate measures against “manifestations of Ruscist ideology and revanchist politics on Ukrainian territory.”
2023 May 2, “‘Ruscism’ defined and condemned in Ukraine’s official language”, in Meduza

nounRuscist (plural Ruscists)

alternativeAlternative form of russist.
According to the investigation, the Ruscist did not just give criminal orders; he personally captured civilians in the villages of Mokrets and Zavorychi and tortured them.
2022 August 13, Svitlana Chorna, “High-ranked Ruscist: «Kill them all! If there are civilians there – kill everyone!»”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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