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Russia
(Росси́я, Rossiya), a country in northern Eurasia officially known as the Russian Federation, is the modern successor state of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Union.
Russia, due to lack of disambiguation in English language, may also refer to following, while not necessarily being one and the same:
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Росси́я, Rossiya), a country in northern Eurasia officially known as the Russian Federation, is the modern successor state of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Soviet Union.
Russia, due to lack of disambiguation in English language, may also refer to following, while not necessarily being one and the same:
States
- Russian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicThe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
, largest of the fifteen Soviet republics of the Soviet Union, which became the Russian Federation on the collapse of the Soviet Union - Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(USSR), the socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991 - Russian Democratic Federative RepublicRussian Democratic Federative RepublicRussian Democratic Federative Republic , was a proposed federal form of government of Russia during the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was formally declared on January 19, when the democratically elected Russian Constituent Assembly drafted and adopted the Resolution on the form of government of...
, a federal state which nominally existed for less than one day, in 1918 - Russian RepublicRussian RepublicThe Russian Republic was a short-lived political entity occupying the territory of the former Russian Empire during the 1917 struggle for power that ended with the October Revolution and the establishment the Soviet regime...
, the revolutionary state administered by the Russian Provisional GovernmentRussian Provisional GovernmentThe Russian Provisional Government was the short-lived administrative body which sought to govern Russia immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II . On September 14, the State Duma of the Russian Empire was officially dissolved by the newly created Directorate, and the country was...
for eight months in 1917 - Russian EmpireRussian EmpireThe Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, which existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917 - Tsardom of RussiaTsardom of RussiaThe Tsardom of Russia was the name of the centralized Russian state from Ivan IV's assumption of the title of Tsar in 1547 till Peter the Great's foundation of the Russian Empire in 1721.From 1550 to 1700, Russia grew 35,000 km2 a year...
, which existed from 1547 to 1721 - Grand Duchy of MoscowGrand Duchy of MoscowThe Grand Duchy of Moscow or Grand Principality of Moscow, also known in English simply as Muscovy , was a late medieval Rus' principality centered on Moscow, and the predecessor state of the early modern Tsardom of Russia....
, which existed from 1283 to 1547 - Novgorod RepublicNovgorod RepublicThe Novgorod Republic was a large medieval Russian state which stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Ural Mountains between the 12th and 15th centuries, centred on the city of Novgorod...
, which existed from 1136 to 1478 - Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....
, which existed from approximately 880 until the Mongol invasion of 1240
Historical regions
- Great RussiaGreat RussiaGreat Russia is an obsolete name formerly applied to the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia...
, now the European partEuropean RussiaEuropean Russia refers to the western areas of Russia that lie within Europe, comprising roughly 3,960,000 square kilometres , larger in area than India, and spanning across 40% of Europe. Its eastern border is defined by the Ural Mountains and in the south it is defined by the border with...
of the Russian Federation where ethnic Russians are native, excluding Tatarstan, Moldavia, Komi and Caucasus area which are not ethnic-Russian (now autonomous republics of non-Russian ethnicities) - Little RussiaLittle RussiaLittle Russia , sometimes Little or Lesser Rus’ , is a historical political and geographical term in the Russian language referring to most of the territory of modern-day Ukraine before the 20th century. It is similar to the Polish term Małopolska of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
, now Central Ukraine - NovorossiyaNovorossiyaNovorossiya is a historic area of lands which established itself solidly after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire, but was introduced with the establishment of Novorossiysk Governorate with the capital in Kremenchuk in the mid 18th century. Until that time in both Polish...
(New Russia), now South Ukraine and MoldaviaMoldaviaMoldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river... - White RussiaWhite RussiaWhite Russia or White Ruthenia is a name that has historically been applied to a part of the wider region of Ruthenia or Rus', most often to that which roughly corresponds to the eastern part of present-day Belarus including the cities of Polatsk, Vitsyebsk and Mahiliou. In English, the use of the...
(White Ruthenia), roughly corresponding to the present-day BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, in particular its eastern regions - Black RutheniaBlack RutheniaBlack Ruthenia, Black Rus or Black Russia are variant conventional terms used for a region around Navahrudak , in the western part of contemporary Belarus on the upper reaches of the Neman River for the time period between the 13th and 14th centuries...
(Black Russia), an area around Navahrudak, in the western part of contemporary Belarus - Red RutheniaRed RutheniaRed Ruthenia is the name used since medieval times to refer to the area known as Eastern Galicia prior to World War I; first mentioned in Polish historic chronicles in the 1321, as Ruthenia Rubra or Ruthenian Voivodeship .Ethnographers explain that the term was applied from the...
(Latin: Russia Rubra), which became Eastern Galicia - RutheniaRutheniaRuthenia is the Latin word used onwards from the 13th century, describing lands of the Ancient Rus in European manuscripts. Its geographic and culturo-ethnic name at that time was applied to the parts of Eastern Europe. Essentially, the word is a false Latin rendering of the ancient place name Rus...
, a Latin rendering of the place name RusRus (name)Originally, the name Rus referred to the people, the region, and the medieval states of the Rus' Khaganate and Kievan Rus' polities...
Places in the USA
- Russia, OhioRussia, OhioRussia is a village in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.-History:Russia was founded by Lewis Phillips, who purchased and platted the land where the village now sits. Phillips' house, built in 1853, was the first house in Russia; other...
, a village in Shelby County - Russia, New YorkRussia, New YorkRussia is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,487 at the 2000 census.The Town of Russia is located in the northwest part of the county...
, a town in Herkimer County - Russia Township, Polk County, Minnesota
- Russiaville, IndianaRussiaville, IndianaRussiaville is a town in Liberty Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Etymology:...
, a town in Howard County
Other uses
- Russia (horse)Russia (horse)Russia was a hardy Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1946 Melbourne Cup and other staying races.-Breeding:He was a chestnut stallion foaled in 1940 by the unplaced, but good sire, Excitement from the unraced Lady March by the useful broodmare sire, Bonnement . Lady March also had...
, an Australian racehorse - Russia 1 (previously RTR or Channel 2), Russian TV channel
- Russia 2 (previously Sport TV), Russian TV channel
- Russia national football teamRussia national football teamThe Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
- Russia TowerRussia TowerThe Russia Tower is a partially built skyscraper in the Moscow International Business Centre of Moscow, Russia. Construction began in September 2007, and was planned to be completed in 2012. The total area of the structure would cover , of which 38% would be located underground...
, an unfinished skyscraper in Moscow, cancelled in 2009 - Russia! magazineRussia! magazineRussia! magazine is an English-language publication about Russia, published quarterly by US-based company Press Release Group.First issue, released in February, 2007, has 132 pages and its topics range from homosexuality to the issue of free speech. The magazine's newsstand price is $4.99. It is...
, a quarterly English-language publication about Russia - 232 Russia232 Russia232 Russia is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Johann Palisa on January 31, 1883 in Vienna and was named after the country of Russia....
, a large main belt asteroid - Team RussiaTeam RussiaTeam Russia was the name of the Russian backed entry in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race. Team Russia was founded by Oleg Zherebtsov, the founder of the Lenta hypermarket chain in Russia...
, the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race team
- Rossiya (airline)Rossiya (airline)Rossiya Airlines OJSC , operating as Rossiya — Russian Airlines is a secondary national airline with its head office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, resulting from the 2006 merger of the Moscow-based company of the same name and Saint Petersburg-based Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise...
(Russian Airlines), owned by the Russian government and based in Saint Petersburg - Rossiya BankRossiya BankThe Rossiya Bank is a Russian joint stock bank founded on June 27, 1990. The company's headquarters are based in St...
(Russia Bank), a Russian joint stock bank based in St. Petersburg - Rossiya Hotel, Moscow (Russia Hotel), demolished 2006-2007
- Rossiya, a Russian nuclear powered Arktika class icebreakerArktika class icebreakerThe Arktika class is a Russian class of nuclear powered icebreakers. They are owned by the federal government, but were operated by the Murmansk Shipping Company until 2008, when they were transferred to the fully government-owned operator Atomflot. Of the ten civilian nuclear powered vessels...
See also
- New Russia (disambiguation)New Russia (disambiguation)New Russia may refer to:*New Russia , a Russian fur trading post on Yakutat Bay, Alaska, established 1795 and destroyed by the Tlingit in 1805.*New Russia, a hamlet south of Elizabethtown, New York, near Lake Champlain....
- Russian (disambiguation)
- Rus (disambiguation)
- Rus (name)Rus (name)Originally, the name Rus referred to the people, the region, and the medieval states of the Rus' Khaganate and Kievan Rus' polities...