Westernizers (/ˈzɑːpɑːdnɪk/; Russian: за́падник, romanized: západnik) were a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development...

Raskolnik Sotnik Sovkhoznik Subbotnik Syrnik Udarnik Varenik Vatnik Voskresnik Zapadnik Zolotnik There are quite a few proper nouns (surnames and place names)...

resisted change and sought to strengthen the autocratic system. The Russian zapadniks, meaning politicians geared towards renovation, opposed the conservative...