Mother Russia

English thumb|A cover of Sentry (Часовой) magazine, depicting Russia as a woman in a traditional costume liberated by a warrior (1932) Etymology en ru Ма́тушка Росси́я or ru Росси́я-Ма́тушка. Proper noun Mother Russia A national personification of Russia as a woman, appearing in patriotic posters, statues, etc. en metonymically Russia. en 1920 Open Gates to Russia Malcolm Waters Davis 44 We did not understand what it was all about; but we were defending Mother Russia. en 1970 Across 110th Wally Ferris 103 In the thirties and forties, they were the Marxists talkin' about spreading Mother Russia's legs around the world; now it's sing along with the black man. en 2005 Paul Carter Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs Allen and Unwin Crows Nest 165 Collective daydreaming shut down when we boarded the Soviet-made airliner in Korea. Next stop Mother Russia. Translations national personification of Russia Bulgarian: bg Майка Русия f Catalan: ca Mare Rússia f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 俄羅斯母親 é luó sī mǔ qīn Finnish: fi Äiti-Venäjä French: fr Mère Russie f German: de Mütterchen Russland n Hebrew: he אִמָּא רוּסְיָה f ímma rúsya Hindi: hi रूस माता f Italian: it Madre Russia f Japanese: ja 母なるロシア hahanaru Roshia Korean: ko 마더 러시아 Marathi: mr रशिया माता f Polish: pl Matka Rosja f Portuguese: pt Mãe Rússia f Romanian: ro Mama Rusie f, ro Mama Rusia f Russian: ru Ма́тушка Росси́я f, ru Росси́я-Ма́тушка f Spanish: es Madre Rusia f en Russia