Slavicist

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[slah-vuh-sist, slav-uh-]

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noun

a specialist in the study of the Slavic languages or literatures.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Slavicist¹

First recorded in 1940–45; Slavic + -ist

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Andrew Field, a Slavicist at Harvard, who edited the almanac’s English-language translation, in 1964, declared it the most exciting book to come from Russia since “Doctor Zhivago.”

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