noun
White Russian emigre; White Russian exile
Historical term for a Russian who fled after the 1917 Revolution and subsequent civil war, often settling in East Asia. Compare 白系ロシア人, which is the more common modern term.
See also: 白系ロシア人
戦前、ハルビンには多くの白系露人が住んでいた。
Before the war, many White Russian emigres lived in Harbin.
More common modern term for the same group; 白系露人 is an older, more literary variant.
Compound of 白系 (White faction/lineage) + 露人 (Russian person). 露 is an abbreviation for 露西亜 (Russia).