Definitions

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  • noun The act or process of making or becoming Russian in character.
  • noun computing Enabling a computer to work with the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.

Etymologies

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From Russify from Russian.

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Examples

  • It will no doubt be an excellent example of the ongoing, dynamic process of "russification" of Web terminology.

    Interviews (1998-2001) Marie Lebert

  • It will no doubt be an excellent example of the ongoing, dynamic process of "russification" of Web terminology.

    Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert

  • As the Secretary General, Brezhnev promoted the russification of the Eastern Bloc countries, stripping them of their past nationalities and identifying them with the Soviet Union.

    People Born on December 19th | myFiveBest 2009

  • They resisted russification well into 1970: only in 1981 Russian was official language in the 1st grade of school.

    languagehat.com: WHEN A LANGUAGE DIES. 2005

  • We cannot take the later russification or germanization—or rather, the effort to force upon us Orthodoxy or Protestantism, as an expression of our cultural development.

    Making the History of 1989 1989

  • Elle sera sans nul doute un excellent exemple du processus dynamique en cours pour la russification de la terminologie du web.

    Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert

  • Subject to russification for decades under Soviet rule, most Kyrgyz understandably revel in the opportunity to participate in a political gathering that openly celebrates their language and culture.

    Politics Eugene Huskey 2010

  • "zone_info": "huffpost. world/blog; featured-posts = 1; world = 1; nickname = scott-diel; entry_id = 178226; @yworld = 1; andrus-ansip = 1; england = 1; estonia = 1; integration = 1; russia = 1; russification = 1",

    Scott Diel: Integrate Me: The Aftermath Of Russification 2009

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    Scott Diel: Integrate Me: The Aftermath Of Russification 2009

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