Rus or RUS may refer to:

People and places

Rus (surname) Rus is a Romanian, Slovene, and Dutch surname that may refer to: Romanians * Daniela L. Rus, Romanian-born, working in US as a roboticist *Ioan Rus Romanian politician (born 1955) * Iosif Rus, Romanian general and politician, chief of Securita ...

, a Romanian-language surname * East Slavic historical territories and peoples (). See

Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...

Rus' people The Rusʹ (Old East Slavic: Рѹсь; Belarusian language, Belarusian, Russian language, Russian, Rusyn language, Rusyn, and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Русь; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki, Garðar''; Greek language, Greek: Ῥῶς, ''Rhos ...

, the people of Rus' ** Rus' territories ***

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...

, a medieval East Slavic state, centered in Kiev ***

Rus' Khaganate The Rusʹ Khaganate ( be, Рускі каганат, ''Ruski kahanat'', russian: Русский каганат, ''Russkiy kaganat'', uk, Руський каганат, ''Ruśkyj kahanat''), is the name applied by some modern historians to a ...

, a ninth-century Eastern European state ***

Ruthenia Ruthenia or , uk, Рутенія, translit=Rutenia or uk, Русь, translit=Rus, label=none, pl, Ruś, be, Рутэнія, Русь, russian: Рутения, Русь is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin as one of several terms ...

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Vladimir-Suzdal Vladimir-Suzdal (russian: Владимирско-Су́здальская, ''Vladimirsko-Suzdal'skaya''), also Vladimir-Suzdalian Rus', formally known as the Grand Duchy of Vladimir (1157–1331) (russian: Владимиро-Су́здальс ...

(Vladimirian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Vladimir ***

Principality of Halych The Principality of Halych ( uk, Галицьке князівство, translit=Halytske kniazivstvo; rus, Галицкое княжество; orv, Галицкоє кънѧжьство; ro, Cnezatul Galiția), or Principality of Halychian Ru ...

(Halychian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Halych ***

Principality of Volhynia The Principality of Volhynia was a western Kievan Rus' principality founded by the Rurik dynasty in 987 centered in the region of Volhynia, straddling the borders of modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland. From 1069 to 1118, it belonged to Izya ...

(Volhynian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, in regions of Volhynia ***

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , conventional_long_name = Principality of Galicia–VolhyniaKingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , common_name = Galicia–Volhynia , status = Vassal state of the Golden Horde (from 1246) , era = Middle Ages , year_start = 1199 , year_end = 1349 , ...

(Halych-Volhynian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, uniting Halych and Volhynia ***

Kingdom of Rus' Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

, an East Slavic medieval kingdom (Galicia-Volhynia) ***

Principality of Turov The Principality of Turov, also called Principality of Turov and Pinsk ( be, Турава-Пінскае княства, russian: Турово-Пинское княжество, uk, Турово-Пінське князівство) or Turovian Rus ...

(Turovian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Turov ***

Principality of Polotsk The Principality of Polotsk ( be, По́лацкае кня́ства, ''Polackaje kniastva''; la, Polocensis Ducatus), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', was a medieval principality of the Early East Slavs. The origin and ...

(Polotskian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Polotsk ***

Novgorod Republic The Novgorod Republic was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east, including the city of Novgorod and the Lake Ladoga regions of m ...

(Novgorodian Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Novgorod ***

Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovite Russia, Muscovite Rus' or Grand Principality of Moscow (russian: Великое княжество Московское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye; also known in English simply as Muscovy from the Lati ...

(Muscovite Rus'), an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Moscow ***

Tsardom of Russia The Tsardom of Russia or Tsardom of Rus' also externally referenced as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of Tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter I i ...

(Tsardom of Rus'), an East Slavic early modern state, centered in Moscow ***

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 Ру� ...

(Minor Rus'), an East Slavic historical region ***

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 eth ...

(Great Rus’), an East Slavic historical region ***

White Ruthenia White Ruthenia ( cu, Бѣла Роусь, Bela Rous'; be, Белая Русь, Biełaja Ruś; pl, Ruś Biała; russian: Белая Русь, Belaya Rus'; ukr, Біла Русь, Bila Rus') alternatively known as Russia Alba, White Rus' or W ...

(White Rus'), an East Slavic historical region ***

Red Ruthenia Red Ruthenia or Red Rus' ( la, Ruthenia Rubra; '; uk, Червона Русь, Chervona Rus'; pl, Ruś Czerwona, Ruś Halicka; russian: Червонная Русь, Chervonnaya Rus'; ro, Rutenia Roșie), is a term used since the Middle Ages fo ...

(Red Rus'), an East Slavic historical region *** Black Ruthenia (Black Rus'), an East Slavic historical region ***

Carpathian Ruthenia Carpathian Ruthenia ( rue, Карпатьска Русь, Karpat'ska Rus'; uk, Закарпаття, Zakarpattia; sk, Podkarpatská Rus; hu, Kárpátalja; ro, Transcarpatia; pl, Zakarpacie); cz, Podkarpatská Rus; german: Karpatenukrai ...

(Red Rus', Carpathian Rus'), an East Slavic historical region inhabited mostly by Rusyns (Rusynia), and a 1918–1919 provisional autonomous region, known as the "Rusyn Land" ***

(Subcarpathian Rus'), an administrative region of the First Czechoslovak Republic ***

Western Rus (disambiguation) Western Rus' may refer to: * western regions of Kievan Rus', including: ** Halychian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Halych ** Volhynian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Volhynia ** Halych-Volhynian Rus', an East ...

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Principality of Rus' (disambiguation) Principality of Rus' or Duchy of Rus' may refer to: * Principality of Halychian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Halych * Principality of Volhynian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Volhynia * Principality of Halych ...

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Grand Principality of Rus' (disambiguation) Grand Principality of Rus' or Grand Duchy of Rus' may refer to: * Grand Principality of Kievan Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Kiev * Grand Principality of Vladimirian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Vladimir * ...

** Rus, a legendary eponymous ancestor, see

Lech, Czech and Rus Lech, Czech and Rus' (, ) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Poles (or Lechites), the Czechs, and the Rus'. The three legendary brothers appear together in the ''Wielkopolska Chronicle'', ...

Acronyms

Rajshahi University School Rajshahi University School (RUS) ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ষ্কুল) is a co-educational Bangladeshi school (Grade I-XII) situated in Rajshahi University. It was established in 1966. Admissio ...

Réacteur Université de Strasbourg The Réacteur Universitaire de Strasbourg (RUS) was a 100 kW thermal Argonaut-class reactor built at the University Louis-Pasteur, located in the commune of Schiltigheim near Strasbourg. RUS went critical on 22 November 1966 and ended operat ...

, a French nuclear research reactor *

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) is a laboratory technique used in geology and material science to measure fundamental material properties involving elasticity. This technique relies on the fact that solid objects have natural frequencies at ...

, a laboratory technique * Route utilisation strategy *

Rural Utilities Service The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services. it is ...

, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture *Raptor Upper Stage, a version of the

SpaceX Raptor Raptor is a family of full-flow staged-combustion-cycle rocket engines developed and manufactured by SpaceX for use on the in-development SpaceX Starship. The engine is powered by cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen ("methalox") rather t ...

rocket engine

Codes

* rus, the

ISO 639-2 ISO 639- 2:1998, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code'', is the second part of the ISO 639 standard, which lists codes for the representation of the names of languages. The three-letter codes given for eac ...

code for the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

* RUS, the

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special areas of ...

code for the

Russian Federation 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 ...

* RUS, the IATA airport code for

Marau Airport Marau Airport is an airport on Marau Sound Island in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanu ...

Other places

Ruś (disambiguation) Ruś may refer to the following places: * Ruś, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in Łomża County, north-eastern Poland * Ruś, Olsztyn County, a village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland * Ruś, Ostróda County, a village in Warmian ...

, the name of several Polish villages *

Rus, Jaén Rus is a village and municipality in the province of Jaén, Andalusia, in southern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' ( ...

, a municipality in the Province of Jaén, Spain *

Rus, Sălaj Rus ( hu, Oroszmező) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern E ...

, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania *

Ruse, Bulgaria Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...

, Bulgaria *

Ruski Krstur Ruski Krstur (Serbian Cyrillic: Руски Крстур; Rusyn: Руски Керестур) is a village in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its popul ...

, Vojvodina, Serbia * Rus, a village in Dumbrăviţa Commune, Maramureș County, Romania

Other uses

* ''Rus'' (1903), a Russian newspaper published intermittently from 1903 to 1908 *

Rus (special forces) Rus' (russian: Русь) was one of the special forces (''spetsnaz'') units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD). Rus' belonged to the Independent Operative Purpose Division (ODON) rapid deployment division of th ...

, a unit of interior troops of the Russian Federation *

Rus-M Rus-M (russian: Русь-М) was a proposed launcher design which was intended to become Russia's main launch vehicle for crewed spaceflight after 2018, and an integral part of the Orel spacecraft being developed to replace the Soyuz. Rus-M was b ...

, a cancelled Russian space rocket program

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