зарубе́жье

rare #19178

nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
foreign countries, abroad, lands beyond the border
Он ча́сто е́здит в бли́жнее зарубе́жье.
He often travels to the near abroad.
Chiefly in fixed collocations: ближнее зарубежье 'the near abroad' (the ex-Soviet states), дальнее зарубежье 'the far abroad'.
2.
emigre community, diaspora, emigration
Он изуча́ет литерату́ру русского зарубе́жья.
He studies the literature of the Russian emigration.
Typically in русское зарубежье 'the Russian emigration' and its culture.

Examples

Русское зарубежье сохраняет свои традиции.
The Russian émigré community preserves its traditions.
Многие писатели жили в дальнем зарубежье.
Many writers lived far abroad.