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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RUSSOPHILE; RUSSOPHILIST

Rus "so *phile, Rus "soph "i *list, n. Etym: [Russia + Gr. to love: cf. F.russophile. ]

 

Defn: One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus *soph "ilism, n. [Chiefly newspaper words. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Russophile

Rus so phile |ˈrəsəˌfīl ˈrəsəˌfaɪl | noun a person who is friendly toward Russia or fond of Russia and Russian things, esp. someone who is sympathetic to the political system and customs of the former Soviet Union. DERIVATIVES Rus so phil i a |ˌrəsəˈfilēə |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

Russophile

Russophile |ˈrʌsə (ʊ )fʌɪl | noun a person who is friendly towards or fond of Russia, especially someone who is sympathetic to the political system and customs of the former Soviet Union. DERIVATIVES Russophilia noun