Russianness
Quality of being Slavic-eastern
Russianness is the quality of being Russian—the characteristics, sensibilities, or cultural traits associated with Russia and its people.
The term appears in discussions of national identity, literature, and art: The novel captures a certain Russianness in its melancholy and vastness.
It can refer to language, temperament, aesthetic traditions, or political outlook, depending on context.
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- matryoshkaRussian nesting doll
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- borschtBeetroot-based Slavic soup
ballet · Tolstoy · Dostoevsky · Chekhov · troika · dacha · blini · caviar
Innermost animating essence
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
endurance · warmth · intensity · passion · hospitality · patience · suffering · depth
Slavic alphabet system
- patronymicName from father's name
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
poetry · eloquence · toasts · formality · directness · expressiveness · cursive · alphabet
Of the USSR
- KremlinMoscow's fortified government seat
- tsaristOf Russian emperors
- autocracyRule by one
- communismCollective ownership system
imperialism · nationalism · Putin · propaganda · oligarch · KGB · collectivism · authoritarianism
Bulb-shaped architectural rooftops
- ConstructivismGeometric Soviet art movement
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- malachiteGreen copper carbonate stone
gold leaf · embroidery · wooden architecture · propaganda posters · brutalism · grandeur · ornamentation · symmetry
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- matryoshkaRussian nesting doll
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
borscht · ballet · Tolstoy · Dostoevsky · Chekhov · troika · dacha · blini · caviar · fur hats
soul
Innermost animating essence
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
fatalism · endurance · warmth · intensity · passion · hospitality · patience · suffering · depth · sentimentality
Cyrillic
Slavic alphabet system
- patronymicName from father's name
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
proverbs · poetry · eloquence · toasts · formality · directness · expressiveness · cursive · alphabet · literature
Soviet
Of the USSR
communism · imperialism · nationalism · Putin · propaganda · oligarch · KGB · collectivism · authoritarianism · expansionism
onion domes
Bulb-shaped architectural rooftops
- ConstructivismGeometric Soviet art movement
- iconographyAnalysis of artistic symbols
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
malachite · gold leaf · embroidery · wooden architecture · propaganda posters · brutalism · grandeur · ornamentation · symmetry · monumentalism
RussiannessAmericanness
Quality of being from the USA
Westernness · Englishness · Germanness · Britishness · Frenchness
RussiannessWesternness
State of being Western
Westernization · Protestant ethic · Europeanism · Catholic tradition · American exceptionalism