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Russia (other)
Russia is the largest country in the world, located in northern Eurasia. Russia may also refer to: Historical states * Soviet Union (USSR), the socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991 ** Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991), the largest of the fifteen Soviet republics * Russian Republic (1917), a revolutionary state * Russian Empire (1721–1917) * Tsardom of Russia (1547–1721) * Muscovite Russia (1283–1547) * Novgorodian Rus' or Novgorod Republic * Kingdom of Russia (1199–1349), centered in Lviv * Kievan Rus' (882–1240), centered in Kyiv * Rus' Khaganate, hypothetical political entity Places in the United States * Russia, Ohio, a village in Shelby County * Russia, New York, a town in Herkimer County * Russia, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Morris County * Russia Township, Polk County, Minnesota Other uses * ''Russia'' (ship), the name of several ships * Russia (horse), an Australian racehorse * Russia leather, a har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and shares Borders of Russia, land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than List of countries and territories by land borders, any other country but China. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's ninth-most populous country and List of European countries by population, Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city is Moscow, the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest city entirely within E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia (ship)
Several ships have been named ''Russia'', or a derivation: * SS ''Russia'' (1867), a Cunard liner * SS ''Russia'' (1872), an iron-hulled American Great Lakes package freighter * ''Russia'' (1876), also known as ''Eugenia Vesta'', Canadian scow schooner * SS ''Russian'' (1895), a British cargo ship, formerly the ''Victorian'' * SS ''Russia'', launched 1908, later SS ''Fuso Maru SS ''Fuso Maru'' was a Japanese ocean liner that was torpedoed by the United States Navy submarine in the South China Sea northwest of Cape Mayraira, Luzon, the Philippines, at (), while she was travelling in Convoy MI-11 from Moji, Japan, to ...'', a Japanese ocean liner * ''Russia'' a Belgian ship wrecked on 21 December 1910 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Russia, (ship) Ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia Tower
The Russia Tower (russian: Башня Россия; ''Bashnya Rossiya'') was a skyscraper project planned for the Moscow International Business Center in Moscow, Russia. It was started but eventually was cancelled due to the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and replaced by Neva Towers project. Development The original idea for the building was proposed in 1994. Since then, the tower's planned location has changed five times. One of the proposed concepts by Norman Foster, was meant to reach a height of ; however, that concept was cancelled by the Mayor of Moscow, Yury Luzhkov. In 2006, at the Pushkin Museum in Moscow, proposed designs of the Russia Tower were presented. The model by Norman Foster won. This 2006 version had a height of 612 m and 118 floors. Construction began in September 2007, with a planned completion date of 2012, which was later postponed to 2016. The total area of the structure would have covered , of which approximately would have been underground. The tower w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Russia (other)
Red Russia or Red Russian may refer to: * Communism in Russia; in particular: ** The Bolsheviks, party that seized power in Russia during the 1917 October Revolution ** Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–91) ** Winning side in the Russian Civil War (1917–23) ** Soviet Union (1922–91), ''pars pro toto'', the Russian SFSR being the predominant component of the union * Red Ruthenia, a historical region of eastern Europe now split between Ukraine and Poland * Red Russian (cocktail), vodka with either cherry liqueur or strawberry schnapps * ''Red Russia'', a 1907 book by John Foster Fraser * ''Red Russia'', a 1919 book by John Reed (journalist) John "Jack" Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 17, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution for '' Metropolitan'' and World War I fo ... * ''Red Russia'', a 1931 book by Theodor Seibert See also * Soviet Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Ruthenia
Black Ruthenia ( la, Ruthenia Nigra), or Black Rus' ( be, Чорная Русь, translit=Čornaja Ruś; lt, Juodoji Rusia; pl, Ruś Czarna), is a historical region on the Upper Nemunas, including Novogrudok (Naugardukas), Grodno (Gardinas) and Slonim (Slanimas). Besides these, other important parts of Black Rus' are Vawkavysk (Valkaviskas) and Białystok (Baltstogė). The region was inhabited by the Baltic Yotvingians from ancient times and the name "Black Russia" appeared relatively late. History The convention of distinguishing different Ruthenian regions by colours was first done by Medieval Western and Central European historians from the 14th to 17th centuries. It was first done circa 1360 by , referring to the Black and Red Ruthenia (placing them in modern Ukraine). Some researchers claim that this color naming convention was influenced by the Mongol invaders, who used them for the cardinal directions. Sometimes in the 16th century, the names Black, White and Red Ruthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Russia (other)
White Russia, White Russian, or Russian White may refer to: White Russia *White Ruthenia, a historical reference for a territory in the eastern part of present-day Belarus * An archaic literal translation for Belarus/Byelorussia/Belorussia * Russian State, opposed to the Soviet ("Red") Russia, one of the sides in the Russian Civil War White Russian * A member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War * A White émigré from the Russian Civil War * "White Russian", a song by Marillion from their 1987 album '' Clutching at Straws'' * ''The White Russian'', a 2003 novel by Tom Bradby * The White Russians, an Australian band fronted by Pinky Beecroft * White Russian (cocktail), a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur and cream Russian White * Russian White, Black, and Tabby, breeds of cat * Russian White goat See also * Red Russia (other) Red Russia or Red Russian may refer to: * Communism in Russia; in particular: ** The Bolsheviks, party that seized power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Russia (other)
Novorossiya was a historical region in the Russian Empire in the Southeastern Ukraine and the European part of Russia. Novorossiya or New Russia may also refer to: * New Russia (trading post), a Russian fur trading post on Yakutat Bay, Alaska in Russian America, established in 1795 and destroyed by the aboriginal Tlingit in 1805 * New Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio * Novorossiya (confederation), a proposed confederation of separatist entities in Ukraine ** New Russia Party, a political party in Southeastern Ukraine * Novorossiya Governorate, in the aforementioned historical region in Russian Empire * Russia, after the fall of communism * New Russia, a hamlet south of Elizabethtown, New York * Novorossiya, a village in Primorsky Krai * Novaya Russia, a fictional civilization in ''Empire Earth ''Empire Earth'' is a series of real-time strategy video games developed by Stainless Steel Studios and Mad Doc Software, and published by Sierra Entertainment. The games in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novorossiya
Novorossiya, literally "New Russia", is a historical name, used during the era of the Russian Empire for an administrative area that would later become the southern mainland of Ukraine: the region immediately north of the Black Sea and Crimea. The province fell largely within a slightly wider area known in Ukrainian as the ''Stepovyna'' "Steppe Land", or ''Nyz'' "Lower Land". The name Novorossiya entered official usage in 1764, after the Russian Empire conquered the Crimean Khanate, and annexed its territories, "Plan for the Colonization of New Russia Gubernia" issued by the Russian Senate New Russia Guberniaat the Encyclopedia of Ukraine when Novorossiya Governorate (or Province) was founded. Official usage of the name ceased after 1917, when the entire area was incorporated in the Ukrainian People's Republic (precursor of the Ukrainian SSR). Novorossiya Governorate was formed (1764) from military frontier regions and parts of the southern Hetmanate, in anticipation of a war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Russia
Little Russia (russian: Малороссия/Малая Россия, Malaya Rossiya/Malorossiya; uk, Малоросія/Мала Росія, Malorosiia/Mala Rosiia), also known in English as Malorussia, Little Rus' (russian: Малая Русь, Malaya Rus'; uk, Мала Русь, translit=Mala Rus') and Rus' Minor (from el, Μικρὰ Ῥωσία, translit=Mikrá Rosía), is a geographical and historical term used to describe the modern-day territories of Ukraine. The first use of such names has been attributed to Bolesław-Jerzy II, ruler of Ruthenia and Galicia-Volhynia, who in 1335 signed his decrees ''Dux totius Russiæ minoris''. The distinction between "Great" and "Little" Rus' probably originated among Byzantine, Greek-speaking, clerics who wanted to separate the two Ruthenian ecclesiastical metropolises of Halych and Moscow. The specific meaning of the adjectives "Great" and "Little" in this context is unclear. It is possible that terms such as "Little" and "L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Russia
Great Russia, sometimes Great Rus' (russian: Великая Русь, , , , , ), is a name formerly applied to the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and later Russia. This was the land to which the ethnic Russians were native and where the ethnogenesis of (Great) Russians took place. The name is said to have come from the Greek , used by Byzantines for the northern part of the lands of Rus'. From 1654–1721, Russian Tsars adopted the word - their official title included the wording (literal translation): "The Sovereign of all Rus': the Great, the Little, and the White". The term is mentioned in the opening lines of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. Similarly, the terms Great Russian language (, ) and Great Russians (, ) were employed by ethnographers and linguists in the 19th century, but have since fallen out of use. The area became, together with the Volga-Ural region, North Caucasus and Siberia, the Russian SFSR, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Team Russia
Team 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. Zherebstov met former Olympic sailor and professional skipper, Andreas Hanakamp, by chance during a sailing holiday in Croatia. The CEO of Team Russia is Michael Woods, who was director of Race Operations for the 2001-02 race. Their yacht, a second generation Volvo Open 70, was designed by British designer Rob Humphreys and built by Green Marine in Lymington, UK she was christened ''Kosatka'' (which is Russian for orca or killer whale) at a ceremony at Gunwharf Quays Marina, Portsmouth, UK on Monday June 16, 2008, by the boats godmother Birgitta Westerberg, co-founder (with Oleg Zherebtsov), of the Solntse (Sun) Foundation charity for sick and underprivileged children in St Petersburg, Russia. Team Russia had to suspend racing upon arrival in Singapore at the end of Leg 3 due to "insuffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
232 Russia
Russia (minor planet designation: 232 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 31 January 1883 in Vienna, who named it after the country of Russia. Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2007 show a rotation period of 21.8 ± 0.2 hours with a brightness variation of 0.2 ± 0.02 magnitude. A follow up study during 2014 discovered that the rotation period varied depending on the phase angle of observation. The measured rotation varied from 22.016 ± 0.004 hours at a phase angle of 21.5 degrees to 17.0, to 21.904 ± 0.002 hours at phase angles between 5.2 degrees and 9.6 degrees. The reason for this variation has to do with the shape of the asteroid. References External links The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database* * Background asteroids Russia Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
