Slavophilism
noun
Slav·oph·i·lism
sla-ˈvä-fə-ˌli-zəm 
ˈsla-və-ˌfī-ˌli-zəm,
ˈslä-və-ˌfī-ˌli-zəm
: advocacy of Slavic and specifically Russian culture over western European culture especially as practiced among some members of the Russian intelligentsia in the middle 19th century
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Eurasianism and Slavophilism are mostly dead letters: the overwhelming majority of the world’s non-Russian Slavs joined or are clamoring to join the European Union and NATO.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Slavophilism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Slavophilism. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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