Little Russia

English Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Little Russia.wav Southern England Proper noun Little Russia en historical The territory of the former Russian Empire inhabited by Ukrainians, approximately corresponding to modern central and eastern Ukraine. en Great Russia en 1928 w:Constance Garnett Nicolai Gogol Old-world Landowners I am very fond of the modest manner of life of those solitary owners of remote villages, who in Little Russia are commonly called ‘old-fashioned’ […]. en historical The former Imperial Russian administrative subdivisions in north central Ukraine. Usage notes The term reflects the former status of Ukraine and Ukrainians in the Russian Empire, and went out of general use after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is an anachronism, if not used in a historical context, and can be offensive to Ukrainians. Related terms Ruthenia Little Russian Little Russianness Translations a historical area Belarusian: be Мала́я Русь f, be Мала́я Расі́я f, be Маларо́сія f Bulgarian: bg Малору́сия f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 小羅斯 Danish: da Lillerusland Dutch: nl Klein-Rusland Finnish: fi Vähä-Venäjä French: fr Petite Russie f Georgian: ka მალოროსია German: de Kleinrussland n Greek: el Μικρορωσία f Ancient Greek: grc Μικρά Ῥωσία f Icelandic: is Litla-Rússland n Latvian: lv Mazkrievija f Marathi: mr छोटा रशिया m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Lillerussland Nynorsk: nn Vesle-Russland Polish: pl Małoruś f, pl Małorosja f Romanian: ro Mica Rusie f Russian: ru Ма́лая Русь f, ru Ма́лая Росси́я f, ru Малоро́ссия f, ru Малору́ссия f less common Spanish: es Rusia Menor f Swedish: sv Lillryssland Ukrainian: uk Мала́ Русь f, uk Мала́ Росі́я f, uk Малоро́сія f Vietnamese: vi Tiểu Nga References Magocsi, Paul Robert (1986). Ukraine: A Historical Atlas. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 0-8020-3428-4. Noun An ethnic enclave populated primarily by Russians or people of Russian ancestry. en https://books.google.com/books?id=ecAsAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22Little%20Russias%22&pg=PA288 University Debaters' Annual Edith M. Phelps 1777349 1925 11 288 Ruth Clouse First Affirmative We find that they settle in Little Italies and Little Russias, and instead of accepting the ideals of the country to which they have fled, they propagate their own traditions. en https://www.google.com/books?id=WLWXDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA30 Performing Tsarist Russia in New York: Music, Émigrés, and the American Imagination Natalie K. Zelensky Indiana University Press Russian Music Studies 9780253041203 2019019202 2019-04-24 30 The support system offered by the Relief Society was the initial draw for the émigrés to Harlem and helped establish a Little Russia in the neighborhood. en Russia Ukraine