White Ruthenia

Archaic name for a historical region in Belarus White Ruthenia, also known as White Rus' or White Russia (Belarusian: Белая Русь, romanized: Biełaja Ruś; Polish: Ruś Biała; Russian: Белая Русь, romanized: Belaya Rus'; Ukrainian: Біла Русь, romanized: Bila Ruś; Yiddish: רייסן, romanized: Raysn), is one of the historical divisions of Kievan Rus' according to the color scheme, which also includes Black and Red Ruthenia. In the late Middle Ages and early modern period, the name White Ruthenia was characterized by instability, designating a number of different regions on the territory of modern-day Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. It is recorded mainly in Western European sources, starting from the middle of the 13th century. History Vasily Tatishchev held that the first use of the term "White Rus'" is found in the Rostov chronicles from the year 1135, where the lands of Rostov-Suzdal Principality were mentioned. Referring to the publications of the Pole Maciej Stryjkowski, Persian and other Eastern peoples who called the Russian princes "ak-padishah"(white tsar), and the state "Ak-Urus" (White Rus), the historian in his narrative extends this name to al