List of English words of Russian origin  Including English,
contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language.
Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin.
Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages and it is
difficult to decide whether they made English from Russian or,
say, from Polish. Some other words are borrowed or constructed
from the classical ancient languages, such as Latin or Greek.
Still others are borrowed from indigenous peoples of Russia, the
Soviet Union, and the Russian Empire.  Most of them are used to
denote things and notions specific to Russia, Russian culture,
politics, history, especially well-known outside Russia. Some
others are in mainstream usage, independent of any Russian
context.   -nik, a borrowed suffix Babushka (Russian: ба́бушка
(Russian "grandmother") 1. A Russian grandmother 2. A headscarf
folded diagonally and tied under the chin  Balalaika (Russian:
балала́йка, pronounced [bəlɐˈlajkə]) (Tartar origin) A triangle-
shaped guitar-like musica