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| anti-Russian |
combined form of Russian. |
| borzoi |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Russia, having a tall slender body, narrow head, and long silky hair; Russian wolfhound. |
| cedilla |
a diacritical mark (ç), placed under certain letters in French, Portuguese, Turkish, and Russian to indicate a particular pronunciation, as, in French, the sound of "s" for the letter "c". |
| Duma |
a Russian legislative assembly that met and was disbanded several times between 1905 and 1917. |
| Eastern Orthodox Church |
the modern group of Christian churches, such as the Russian and Greek Orthodox, that originated in the Eastern Roman Empire. |
| Eurocommunism |
a type of communism favored in some Western European nations, claimed to be independent of the Russian Communist party. |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky |
a Russian novelist (b.1821--d.1881). |
| glasnost |
an official Russian policy of openness and candor in social and political discussions. |
| icon |
a visual representation of a deity or sacred personage which is itself regarded as sacred, esp. in certain churches, such as the Russian Orthodox. [1/4 definitions] |
| KGB |
abbreviation of "Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopastnosti" (Russian); Committee of State Security; formerly, the security and intelligence organization of the Soviet Union. |
| Kremlin |
the Russian government, as symbolized by the Moscow Kremlin (prec. by "the"). [2/3 definitions] |
| Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy |
Russian author and social critic (b.1828--d.1910). |
| Menshevik |
a member of the Russian Social Democratic party that opposed the more radical Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. [1/2 definitions] |
| non-Russian |
combined form of Russian. |
| October Revolution |
see "Russian Revolution." |
| orthodox |
(cap.) of, concerning, or designating the Eastern Christian churches, such as the Greek or Russian Orthodox churches, or Orthodox Judaism or Jews. [1/4 definitions] |
| perestroika |
(Russian) restructuring or rebuilding; creating a new structure for an existing thing. |
| pirogi |
small pastry turnovers of Russian origin that are filled with meat, fish, cheese, potatoes, or the like. |
| Russian Federation |
a European and Asian country extending from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, formerly the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic; Russia. |
| Russianize |
to give a Russian appearance, sound, or character to; make Russian. |
| saltwort |
any of several related plants native to Europe and Asia that grow on salty soil or beaches, esp. Russian thistle. |
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