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'''Vatnik''' is a (mostly) derogatory term used to describe extremely patriotic Russians.

The terms "Vatnik" and "Vata" (meaning ''cotton wool coat'' and ''cotton-wool'', respectively) are used to describe people who demonstrate overly aggressive and outright stupid forms of patriotism (so-called [[File:URAPATRIOT.png]] "Ura-Patriots"), fanatical loyalty to Russia and disgust to everything West-related. Originally, the term Vatnik was much more specific: Russian boomers who vote for United Russia en masse: the western equivalent of this was the Neo-Con voting block: George W. Bush voters and such. Vatniks themselves differ from Russian Nationalists, they believe in the Soviet-Era mentality of international unity, especially with central asia. Russian Nationalists however are explicity ethnic nationalists, who, ironically had a higher view of Ukraine because of it's Far Right movements. The Russian far right has criticism of actual vatniks which roughly line up with criticism of Putin and United Russiia itself.

'''Rashism''' as a term is inorganic, unlike Vatnik, it is alleged to be a portmanteau of Russia and Fascism, somewhat equivalent to the term Latinx, it makes Russian speakers absolutely cringe, many of whom would be self-proffessed Russian fascists who absolutely hate the term. Another similarly inorganic term is Refusenik, though it has a much different context.

Vatnik is one of the words that has been so overused it lost it's original meaning and any weight it had as an insult, moreso some people identify with the term.