List of English words of Russian origin
Strictly speaking, this is the list of English words borrowed from Russian. Not all of them are of truly Russian origin.
- babushka
- babka (American HeritageŽ Dictionary erroneously claims it is Polish)
- balaclava
- balalaika
- bistro
- blintz
- borsch
- cosmonaut
- cossack
- dacha
- duh
- glasnost
- intelligentsia
- kasha
- kephir (kefir)
- kopek (kopeck, copeck)
- kumis (kumys)
- kvass
- mammoth
- matryoshka
- perestroika
- pierogi
- pirozhki (piroshki)
- pogrom
- ruble (rouble)
- samovar
- shashlik
- soviet
- sputnik
- stalinism
- taiga
- Troika (triumvirate)
- Troika (dance)
- tundra
- troika (sled)
- steppe
- tsar
- tsarina
- tsesarevich
- vodka
- yurt