Meaning of Russophrenia | Babel Free

Definitions

The belief or idea that Russia is simultaneously about to collapse, and also take over the world.

derogatory, neologism, uncountable

Examples

“This is classic Russophrenia, believing that Russia is about to threaten the world while on fiscal life-support.”

“In one astute observation, Western media exhibit a “Russophrenia” – “a condition where the sufferer believes Russia is both about to collapse, and take over the world.””

“In some psychiatric sense it is very close to the more specific Russophrenia phenomenon, where Russia is simultaneously about to collapse and about to overtake the US, and the combined West.”

“The Russian FIMI ecosystem produced and distributed satirical videos attacking Western values and exposing the purported reasons why Russia is superior to Western democracies. The European External Action Service (EEAS) Data team detected this new trend, including a video highlighting the Western “Russophrenia” and supposed attempts to cancel Russian culture, an advertisement inviting EU citizens to move to Russia, and commercial videos mocking EU citizens on the energy crisis.”

CEFR level