(chiefly historical) The East Slavic states descended from the Rus collectively, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia or Kievan Russia); the Russian Empire. Especially in the title "Emperor (or Tsar or Czar) of All the Russias."

plural of Russia

Short for Russia leather.

A country in Eastern Europe and North Asia, bordering on the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas; established as an independent country in 1991 upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it is the largest country in the world. Co-official name: Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (among other names) from 1917 to 1991. Capital and largest city: Moscow.

plural of Little Russia

Dated form of Kievan Rus.

A national personification of Russia as a woman, appearing in patriotic posters, statues, etc.

plural of Russia leather

(manufacturing, historical) A sheet iron coated with a blue-black layer of oxide.

(textiles, historical) A high-quality leather made from calfskin, manufactured in Russia