Meanings
nounWesternizer (plural Westernizers)
plural Westernizers
- historicalA member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.
In both the works mentioned above Plekhanov showed himself to be an extreme Westernizer, as he remained throughout his life.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 335
Origin
Translations
Czech západník
- západníkSupporter of 19th century ideology
French occidentaliste
- occidentalisteSupporter of 19th century ideology
German Westler
- WestlerSupporter of 19th century ideology
Russian за́падник
- за́падник (západnik)Supporter of 19th century ideology
Swedish zapadnik
- zapadnikSupporter of 19th century ideology
Ukrainian за́хідник
- за́хідник (záxidnyk)Supporter of 19th century ideology
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