Nerus (political slur)

The word was recorded by Vladimir Dahl in 1881 in the meaning "foreigners, aliens, inorodtsy". and the term had a negative connotation, akin to similar terms in other cultures, such as "gaijin". ==Modern Russia==

In Modern Russia the term is embraced by far right Russian nationalists. Russian ultranationalist Oleg Platonov in his 2005 book '' defines nerus'' as "the totality of active enemies of the Russian people and Russia." In particular, his definition encompasses "denationalized" people, who, even being of Russian ethnicity, keep the Russian nation in contempt..Sergey Kara-Murza writes that the word "nerus" was not in use in the Soviet Union and it was Platonov who brought it back, and popularized it. Anna Nezhinskaya notices that Krylov's definition took place of the term "enemy of the people" and avoids the association with the Bolsheviks. ==Similar concept==

Vyrus' (wikt:вырусь) is a 21st century derogatory neologism denoting a Russian who abandoned the Russian identity in favor of another one. ==References==