Russian alt-right glossary

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{{hatnote|See also [[Alt-right glossary]], a collection of rants from a bunch of cringey manchildren}}

Despite the fact that the [[Russian Federation]] is not a [[democratic]] state, activists of various [[Political spectrum|political wings]] are represented there in colossal diversity. The vast majority of Russian right-wingers are either critical of [[Vladimir Putin]]'s regime or openly hate it. However, this does not prevent Russian [[nationalist]]s and [[conservatives]] from supporting certain aspects and initiatives of the Kremlin regime and their ideology and activity. The Russian right-wingers will gladly support the Kremlin in everything that is against [[LGBTQ]], in Kremlin's [[war]]s and attacks on the “former provinces” of the Russian Empire or the [[USSR]] [[Irredentism|“gathering of Russian lands”]], and of course [[Islamophobia|everything that worsens the life]] of [[Muslim]] migrants from Central Asia. 

(At the same time, accusations of betrayal and overcrowding of the Kremlin with [[Zionist Occupation Government|"non-Russians"]] will continue to sound like a refrain.)

The Russian right wing can be seen as a political compass: [[imperialist]]s/[[isolationist]]s & loyalists/opposition. For example, the famous Russian TV propagandist {{wpl|Vladimir Solovyov (TV presenter)|Vladimir Solovyov}}<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKgc9pLTDP8</ref> is a Sovietist and Stalinist who expressed sympathy for [[fascist]] leader [[Benito Mussolini]].<ref>https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-51047746</ref> And the Russian nationalist field commander and Neo-Nazi {{wpl|Denis Kapustin (militant)|Denis Kapustin}} is fighting on the side of [[Ukraine]] in order to "liberate Rus" after the victory.

Russian right-wing political culture is greatly influenced by the right-wing discourse of the United States. Many [[memes]] are borrowed directly (for example, [[soy boy]] or [[Manosphere glossary#Cuck|cuck]]). However, in general, Russian [[hate speech]] is unique, and to understand the meaning and content of the Russian alt-right ideology, it is necessary to be included in a specific context, which is often impossible for those who have never lived in Russia or the {{wpl|Commonwealth of Independent States||.}} Understanding the nationalist, imperialist, and right-wing discourse in Russia can shed light on the reasons for the rapid rise of fascism in Russian society and Russia's unleashing of the largest [[Ukraine#Russian invasion of Ukraine|war in Europe]] since WW2.

==Dogwhistles==
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===Agenda===
'''Повестка''' (povestka, povestochka) — a term coined by the Russian alt-right (mostly [[xenophobic]] [[YouTube]]rs) to refer to supposedly promoted [[Social justice warrior|"leftist" or "liberal" ideas]] in movies, [[video games]], or literature. In general, in any form of [[art]]. Is the main character a lead female protagonist? Obviously a [[feminist]] liberal agenda. Is she Black? Double liberal agenda. Does her sister casually mention that she is [[Gay marriage|married to a woman]]? [[Gamergate#The origins of Gamergate|Absolutely unbridled imposition of the SJW agenda]].

===Calibration===
'''Калибровка''' (kalybrovka) — a "[[Just a joke|joking]]" term of Russian imperialists for {{wpl|Kalibr (missile family)|Kalibr missile}} attacks on Ukrainian cities.

===Denazification===
{{main|Nazi analogies#Schizofascism}}
'''Денацификация''' (denatsifikatsiya) — one of the goals of the [[Euphemism|euphemistically]]-called {{wpl|Russian invasion of Ukraine|Special Military Operation}} in [[Ukraine]], officially announced by president [[Vladimir Putin]] on February 24, 2022, on the day of the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian army into Ukraine with the aim of occupying it, eliminating its statehood, mass repressions of Ukrainian political and cultural figures and erasing Ukrainian cultural identity.<ref>{{wpa|What Russia Should Do with Ukraine}}</ref>
<ref>https://censor.net/ru/photo_news/3321989/v_avtomobilyah_rosgvardii_byli_nayideny_schity_i_dubinki_oni_dumali_chto_nujno_budet_prosto_razgonyat</ref><ref>{{wpa|List of damaged cultural sites during the Russian invasion of Ukraine}}</ref> 

===Dogovornyak===
'''Договорняк''' (deprecatingly '''backstage arrangement''') — literally, "agreement", an explanation for any failure, retreat, or flight of Russian troops. Sometimes it is applied more widely. Example: "IN FACT, the rotten Kremlin elites secretly agreed with the West / Kiev and surrendered the Kharkov region to them!". <ref>https://theins.ru/news/249776</ref> <ref>https://ria.ru/20220913/spetsoperatsiya-1816333215.html</ref>

===Power is in the truth===
'''Сила в праVде''' - literally, "strength in truth", a [[Putinism|Putinist]] [[propaganda]] slogan launched in the spring of 2022 along with the widespread use of the Roman letters Z and V in Russia. A reference to the films "Brother" and sequel "Brother 2",<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118767/</ref> the main character of which utters this phrase during his epic monologue. The film's protagonist is an iconic figure of the Russian [[right wing]]: a [[vigilante]], military-trained, [[racist]], openly [[Islamophobia|insulting Muslims]], who stops at nothing to kill those who offend his [[Organized crime|gangster]] brother. In the sequel, there is a scene where, during a gangster dispute with [[Ukraine|Ukrainians]] in the [[United States]], the Russian main characters threaten to “bring to justice for Sevastopol” (a city in Crimea — at that time Crimea was not occupied by Russia). This makes it clear that revanchism was already brewing in Russian society in the late 1990s. This is an interesting example of how Russian [[nationalist]] propaganda has weaponized cult cinema of yesteryear to incite [[chauvinism]] against victims of Russian aggression.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EeLM4qPnGw</ref>

==="Only for the Slavs"===
'''Только славянам''' — literally "Only Slavs", a postscript accompanying rental [[Advertising|ads]] published by [[xenophobic]] Russian landlords (most ads have this postscript). In fact, "only for the Slavs" means that housing is only rented to white Slavs and not rented to [[Muslim]] migrants and Muslim citizens of Russia from the North Caucasus Region (such as {{wpl|Dagestan}}), mostly Tatars and Caucasians. [[German]]s, [[Norway|Norwegians]], and other white European ethnic groups can also be excluded due to their non-Slavic origins and heritage.

===STOP FEEDING THE CAUCASUS!===
'''ХВАТИТ КОРМИТЬ КАВКАЗ!''' — a popular slogan of Russian nationalists in the 2010s. The idea is that the Muslim regions of the North Caucasus are allegedly supported by Russian taxpayers. Russian nationalists were ready to separate Muslim regions from Russia, such as {{wpl|North Caucasian Federal District|Chechnya, Dagestan or Ingushetia|,}} but calls for separatism were criminalized in Russia. In addition, the Russian alt-right imperialists oppose the separation of the Caucasian regions from Russia.

==Slurs==
===Churka/Hach===
'''Чурка/Хач''' — [[Muslim]] people/Caucasus nations. Attention: not anyone who converted to Islam, but specifically a representative of ethnic groups who profess Islam: for example, a Chechens, an Uzbeks, Arabs etc. Considered highly offensive and banned in official media.
The word "khach'" (armenian - խաչ) means the "cross" in the Armenian language, so it is correct to use "hach" in the direction of Orthodox Armenians, and not other peoples of the Caucasus

===Ethnic liberal===
'''Этнические либералы''' — Jewish liberals (literally, "ethnic liberals"). In the language of the Russian alt-right, this means that "it is obvious to all Russian patriots what [[Antisemitism|ethnic group]] the liberal who opposes the [[George Orwell#.22Newspeak.22|Special Military Operation]] in Ukraine belongs to". By saying "he is an ethnic liberal", the Russian alt-right makes it clear that this person is not to be considered Russian and reliable, or worthy of trust.

===Hohol===
'''Хохол'''<ref>{{wpl|Oseledets#Ethnic slur}}</ref> — [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]]. It can be used neutrally, even by Ukrainians themselves. However, Russian alt-right and [[imperialist]]s always use the term with a touch of disdain. Any Russian imperialist claims that the Ukrainians are a fictitious nation, "they do not exist, they are the same Russians". But this will not prevent the Russian imperialist from [[George Orwell#.22Doublethink.22|calling Ukrainians contemptuously and successfully separating them from Russians]].

===Nerus===
'''Нерусь''' - "no-Rus" - any non-Russian. It can also mean the one whom the [[xenophobe]] wants to [[Scapegoat|blame for something]], and devalue all of the person's arguments.

===Noviop===
'''Новиоп''', '''Новиопы''' <ref>https://neolurk.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%8B</ref> — abbreviation for "new historical community — the [[Soviet]] people" (New Historical Community). In short — person of mixed ethnicity. From the point of view of the Russian alt-right, this person does not deserve trust. Originally invented by Russian [[nationalist]] Dmitry Galkovsky. <ref>https://galkovsky.livejournal.com/199706.html</ref> In his [[conspiracy]] universe, Russia is ruled by a group of people of mixed racial origin: a new multicultural "nation" deliberately racially bred by the Soviet Communist Party to [[The Great Replacement|replace]] Russian white slavs. In fact, the accusation of the opponent of [[Racism|"insufficient Russianness"]]. The accusation becomes especially strong when the opponent has a surname uncharacteristic for Russians ([[Ukraine|Ukrainian]], Turkic, or, worse for him, [[Jewish]]). It is no secret that not only ethnic Russians live in Russia. There are other ethnic groups in Russian regions — Chechens, Tatars, Buryats, Tuvans, Jews, Ukrainians etc. For Russian alt-right racists, anyone suspected of "mixed ancestry" is unreliable. Particularly unreliable are people of the [[leftist]], [[anti-war]] or [[liberal]] views. Russian nationalists like to look for "non-Russian roots" among leftists and liberals — and if they find them, they are very happy about it ("the radar works!").

===Pribalts, Labus, sprats===
'''Прибалты/лабусы/шпроты''' - insults to indigenous peoples of the Baltic countries ([[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]]). Russian [[imperialist]] [[propaganda]] persistently concentrates public attention onto the {{wpl|Collaboration in the German-occupied Soviet Union|collaborationism}} of the nations conquered by Russia/[[USSR]] in [[World War II]] very persistently, while hiding a huge number of Russian collaborators (400 000 people according to the Russian historian Kirill Alexandrov).<ref>http://historicaldis.ru/blog/43302183596/Bolshoe-intervyu-Kirilla-Aleksandrova</ref>

The fate of Baltic peoples is very tragic, but not well known. In 1917-1920, the Baltic nations gained independence,<ref>{{wpa|Pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War}}</ref> but in 1940 [[Joseph Stalin]] [[Ukraine#Republic of Crimea|through the notorious imperialist tactic of fake "referendums"]] tried to legitimize the occupation of Latvia, Lithiania, and Estonia. Under [[Soviet]] occupation, many Latvians<ref>{{wpa|Latvian Operation of the NKVD}}</ref> and Estonians<ref>{{wpa|Soviet deportations from Estonia}}</ref> were killed or deported to Siberia. And in their homes, a loyal Russian population was {{wpl|Settler colonialism|settled|,}} according to the {{wpl|Massacre of Novgorod|old}} {{wpl|Circassian genocide|tradition}} of Moscow imperialism.<ref>https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-mariupol-massacre-is-one-the-worst-war-crimes-of-the-21st-century/</ref> 

The main accusations that Russian nationalists throw at the Baltic peoples are [[Racism#The .22White Man.27s_Burden.22 and colonial empires|"ungratefulness for civilizing you"]] and, of course, "[[neo-Nazism]] and {{sl|russophobia}}". Actually, Latvian far-right activists really dealt a blow to the reputation of their country in 1990s, by starting the glorification of [[SS]] Legionnaires<ref>{{wpa|Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires}}</ref> who fought against the Soviet army. But the Latvian parliament has repeatedly rejected bills proposing to make SS Legionnaire's Day a national day of remembrance.<ref>https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/32674/</ref>

===Psheks===
'''Пшеки''' — a slur for Poles. Hatred of the [[Poland|Poles]] is common among Russian [[imperialist]]s and [[nationalist]]s a kind of identification system “friend/foe”, a rule of good manners that is usually observed.<ref>https://neolurk.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8</ref>
The whole point is that the Poles repeatedly rebelled against the rule of the Russian Empire<ref>{{wpa|Category:Uprisings of Poland}}</ref> during which the Russian army carried out {{wpl|Battle of Praga#Massacre|massacres}} in Poland.

Russian nationalists and imperialists usually quote a poem by Russia's most revered poet, Alexander Pushkin, who generally pursues a rather problematic line of argument in the poem: "Poland is a member of our Slavic family — therefore Western Europe does not need to interfere with our usual domestic violence."<ref>https://classica-online.ru/catalog/to-the-slanderers-of-russia-pushkin/</ref> A new round of Russian hostility towards Poland has been developing since the spring of 2022 — when Poland took an uncompromising position towards Russian aggression and fully supported [[Ukraine]], ranking third in the world and first in the EU in terms of military assistance by January.<ref>https://www.statista.com/chart/27278/military-aid-to-ukraine-by-country/</ref>

===Tuvan degenerate/Tuvan genius===
'''Тувинский дегенерат/тувинский гений''' — an insult to Russian Defense Minister {{wpl|Sergei Shoigu||,}} used by Russian alt-rightists and [[imperialist]]s who are irritated by defeats in Ukraine. Sergei Shoigu had a {{wpl|Tuvans|Tuvan father}} and a Ukrainian-born Russian mother. Russian alt-rightists contrast "silly" Sergei Shoigu with "badass" [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]] and the PMC [[Wagner Group]], who supposedly fight better (according to Russian nationalists). However, Wagner PMCs spent 9 months storming the small town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, losing a huge number of soldiers, which casts doubt on their effectiveness and their entire insane [[cult]] in the Russian [[nationalist]] environment.<ref>https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/25/wagner-chief-says-20000-of-its-troops-killed-in-bakhmut-battle</ref> The huge frustration of militarists and nationalists in Russia was caused by the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on 23 August 2023 (two months to the day after {{wpl|Wagner Group rebellion|the coup attempt}} that Prigozhin started in Russia, before leaving for [[Belarus]]). Many Russian alt-rightists and [[fascist]] Telegram writers are absolutely convinced that Prigozhin’s plane was shot down on [[Putin]]’s orders. However, this theory was also put forward by more respectable Western media<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/did-putin-kill-prigozhin-wagner-group-death-scenarios-2023-8?r=US&IR=T</ref> (revenge for the rebellion). Meanwhile, Sergei Shoigu [[Irony|is still alive and continues to head the Russian Ministry of Defense]].

===Vyrus===
'''Вырусь''' — literally "torn from the ranks of the Russians," or, better, "people who rejected Russianness" (сompare with "racial traitors"). A very dirty insult, likely resonating  with '''Вирус''' ("virus") implying that the named ought to be extirpated. It can be used against a Russian [[nationalist]] who is fighting on the side of [[Ukraine]]. It can even be used against a Ukrainian or [[Belarus]]ian who opposes Moscow imperialism (within the framework of the Russian [[imperialist]] ideology, Belarusians and Ukrainians are sub-ethnic groups of Russians).

==How dissenters are silenced==
===Russophobia===
'''Русофобия''' — accusations of “Russophobia” are {{wpl|Playing the victim|standard behavior}} of Russian nationalists, alt-rightists and [[imperialist]]s, including the country's leadership. The complaints of representatives of the largest country in the world (by land mass), which has the most powerful nuclear arsenal on the planet,<ref>https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/nuclear-weapons-by-country</ref> do not look very convincing. It causes awkwardness among the Western countries and irritation among the people whom Russia had once occupied and wants to occupy again, always threatening them with [[War|"consequences"]].<ref>https://estonianworld.com/security/putin-vaguely-threatens-the-estonian-town-of-narva/</ref><ref>https://central.asia-news.com/en_GB/articles/cnmi_ca/features/2022/11/30/feature-02</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-set-join-nato-historic-shift-while-sweden-waits-2023-04-04/</ref> 

As a result of the abuse of acting out victims in the Russian alt-right/conservative cultural field the [[meme]]tic abbreviation РЛО ("RLO") <ref>http://lurklurk.com/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%B6%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%82</ref> even arose. РЛО is an acronym for Русских Людей Обижают ("Russian people are being offended"), which was a universal comment on any post on the random blog of any Russian [[nationalist]] (complaint about the oppression of Russians by [[Latvia]]ns, [[Jews]], Chechens, [[Ukraine|Ukrainians]], immigrants from [[Tajikistan]], the [[USA]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]&nbsp;— the offenders and enemies of Russian nationalism can be listed endlessly).

==See also==
*[[Aleksandr Dugin]]
*[[Imperialism]]
*[[Ruscism]]
*[[Vladimir Putin]]

==References==
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