In this publication, Yuri Scherbak, a prominent Ukrainian intellectual and writer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the USA, Canada, and Israel, analyzes the origin, genesis, and the very concept of “Russism”, a term that has become entrenched in the international lexicon following the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The author draws attention to the exceptional accuracy of this hybrid term, which combines the national origin of the phenomenon with its fascist essence.