Word of the year (Russia)
In Russia, the Word of the Year poll has been carried out since 2007 by the Expert Council of the Centre for Creative Development of the Russian Language headed by Russian-American philologist Mikhail Epstein.
2015
In December 2015, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.- Word of the year: БЕЖЕНЦЫ, in reference to the refugee from Middle East.
- Phrase of the year:: НЕМЦОВ МОСТ, a suggestion to rename the bridge where Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was assassinated.
- Anti-language: ОБАМА - ЧМО
- Neololgism: БЕССМЕРТНЫЙ БАРАК. The term was coined in an analogy to the "Immortal Regiment". The latter was an annual action to commemorate the nameless heroes perished in Great Partiotic War. The "Immortal Barrack" action was suggested to commemorate the perished in Stalinist Gulag labor camps.
2016
In December 2016, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.- Word of the year: БРЕКСИТ, in reference to Brexit.
- Phrase of the year:: ОЧЕРЕДЬ НА СЕРОВА/АЙВАЗОВСКОГО.
- Anti-language: "Денег нет, но вы держитесь"
- Neololgism: 1.ЗЛОВЦО. 2.НЕУЕЗЖАНТ Non–leaver – the one who has the opportunity to emigrate but prefers to stay in Russia.
2017
In December 2017, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.- Word of the year: РЕНОВАЦИЯ, in reference to the program on new housing in Moscow.
- Phrase of the year:: ОН ВАМ НЕ ДИМОН
- Anti-language: Иностранный агент
- Neololgism: 1.ГОП-ПОЛИТИКА, ГОП-ЖУРНАЛИСТИКА, ГОП-РЕЛИГИЯ. 2. ДОМОГАНТ
2022
The choice was performed by an independent expert council headed by philologist and culturologist Mikhail Epstein.- Word of the year: «война»
- Phrase of the year: СВО, a euphemism for the Russian invasion of Ukraine; same choice as for the American Dialect Society's Words of the Year 2022.
- Anti-language: «дискредитация армии»
2023
- Word of the year:
- *Epstein's poll: искусственный интеллект
- *Pushkin State Russian Language Institute poll: нейросеть
2024
- Word of the year:
- *Epstein's poll: Navalny
- *gramota.ru poll of experts: Вайб, in the meaning of "emotional state or feeling produced by something or someone". It is a productive word in Russian, generating an adjective, a verb, etc.