| 释义 |
Noun: Russia rúshu- A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
- Russian Federation - A former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
- Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR - Formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
- Soviet Russia, Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic - A former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
See also: Russian Type of: country, empire, imperium, land, Soviet Socialist Republic, state Part of: CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasia Encyclopedia: Russia, New York Russia Russia, The Religion of Russia, Ohio Russia, OH |