по́чвенник

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nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
pochvennik, advocate of a native Russian path, member of the pochvennichestvo movementliterature
Достоевского счита́ют по́чвенником.
Dostoevsky is regarded as a pochvennik.
Term for the circle around Dostoevsky, Grigoryev and Strakhov, who looked for Russia's own way in the national "soil".
2.
traditionalist, nativist
Он убеждённый по́чвенник и не лю́бит за́падной мо́ды.
He is a convinced traditionalist and dislikes Western fashions.
Broader, often journalistic use.

Examples

Спор между почвенником и западником длился весь вечер.
The argument between the pochvennik and the Westernizer lasted all evening.
Почвенники верили в особый путь развития России.
The pochvenniki believed that Russia had a special path of development.
Этот писатель считался известным почвенником своего времени.
This writer was considered a prominent pochvennik of his time.