Russkis
Eastern bloc nationals
Russkis is a casual, mildly disparaging term for Russians.
It gained currency during the Cold War as American slang for Soviet citizens or the Russian enemy: The Russkis are coming.
The word remains in use but sounds dated, evoking Cold War–era suspicion.
Also spelled Ruskies.
Moscow's fortified government seat
- communismCollective ownership system
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- SputnikFirst orbital spacecraft
- perestroikaSoviet reform initiative
glasnost · collectivization · Brezhnev · Stalin · Lenin · Pravda · cosmonaut · commissar
Relaxed, not official
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- RedColor of blood
Ivan · Boris · Natasha · offensive · wartime · othering · disparaging
Exaggerated comic depiction
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- villainWicked story antagonist
accent · tough · stoic · bear · winter · spy · oligarch · mafia
Covert intelligence gathering
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- nuclearOf atomic energy
Sputnik · detente · NATO · McCarthyism · containment · spy · defector · enemy
Kremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
perestroika · glasnost · collectivization · Brezhnev · Stalin · Lenin · Pravda · cosmonaut · commissar · apparatchik
informal
Relaxed, not official
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
Red · Ivan · Boris · Natasha · offensive · wartime · othering · disparaging
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
villain · accent · tough · stoic · bear · winter · spy · oligarch · mafia · hacker
espionage
Covert intelligence gathering
- KGBUSSR intelligence service
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- propagandaBiased information for influence
nuclear · Sputnik · detente · NATO · McCarthyism · containment · spy · defector · enemy · adversary
RusskisYanks
British term for Americans
Americans · Yankees · Westerners · NATO forces · capitalists