Russias

English Pronunciation en /ˈɹʌ.ʃəs/ UK,US en Rus sias Proper noun en proper noun p en chiefly historical The East Slavic states descended from the Rus collectively, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia); the Russian Empire. Especially in the title "Emperor (or Tsar or Czar) of All the Russias." This spirit first found vent in the wild survey across the Russias, was nourished by a journey across the Caucasus mountains, and a horse-back ride through Daghestan in 1870, and found its deep satisfaction among the convict life en 2008 James Clavell Tai-Pan Dell 9780307491572 372 "I recall my father saying that Prince Zergeyev—it must be the same family—was privy to the inner court of the tsar and one of the most powerful men in the Russias. Curious to find one here of all places, what?" en 2010 Patrick Leigh Fermor A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube Hachette UK 9781848545236 He paid brief tribute to the prolific Ioins of Rurik and the princely progeny they scattered across the Russias, and the Grand Princes of Kiev and Novgorod, the Khans of Krim Tartary and the Kagans of the Mongol Hordes. Noun en noun form en Russia