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Russia
[ ruhsh-uh ]
noun
- Official_name Russian Federation. a republic since 1991, the largest country in the world by area, extending from eastern Europe to northern and western Asia. 6,593,000 square miles (17,076,000 square kilometers). : Moscow.
Russia
/ ˈʌʃə /
noun
- the largest country in the world, covering N Eurasia and bordering on the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas: originating from the principality of Muscovy in the 17th century, it expanded to become the Russian Empire; the Tsar was overthrown in 1917 and the Communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was created; this merged with neighbouring Soviet Republics in 1922 to form the Soviet Union; on the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 the Russian Federation was established as an independent state. Official language: Russian. Religion: nonreligious and Russian orthodox Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Moscow. Pop: 142 500 482 (2013 est). Area: 17 074 984 sq km (6 592 658 sq miles)
- another name for the Russian Empire
- another name for the former Soviet Union
- another name for the former Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russia
- A vast nation that stretches from eastern Europe across the Eurasian land mass. It was the most powerful republic of the former Soviet Union ; ethnic Russians composed about half of the population. It is the world's largest country. Its capital and largest city is Moscow .
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Russia now occupies the seat on the Security Council of the United Nations formerly held by the Soviet Union.
Peter the Great , a czar who reigned in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, attempted to westernize Russian government and culture .
During the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Bolsheviks , under Lenin , took control of the government; communists governed from 1917 until 1991.
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Other Word Forms
- ·پ-ܲ· adjective
- -ܲ· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Russia1
First recorded in 1730–40; from Medieval Latin ܲī (nominative plural masculine) “Russians” + -ia noun suffix; Russ 1( def ), -ia
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Separately, declassified intelligence documents also stated that Russia carried out "cyberattacks, leaks, and sabotage" in Romania.
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"If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said, adding: "Why wait until May 8th?"
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If Russia decided to attack our north, we wouldn't have a hope.
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