(1) A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917
(1) He is, as they say in Russian, a real muzhik - a fine fellow, one of the boys.
(2) The Russians in the room all clambered to their feet and stared at their shoes like submissive muzhiks , while the rest of us looked around at each other in bafflement.
moujik
muzjik
mujik