Russian can mean: Russians, an ethnic group Russian language an adjective for Russia a slang term for Mammary intercourse Russian - Etymology. "Russian" originally meant "belonging to Rus'"; Rus' originally was a Slavonic word for the Varangians and other Scandinavians who set up a kingdom centered on Kiev; then for the kingdom that they set up; then the name was gradually transferred to the area's native Slavonic population. ...

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Currently, the ruble exists in the following denominations: Russian ruble - Coins. 1 kopek (rarely used) 5 kopeks (rarely used) 10 kopeks 50 kopeks 1 ruble 2 rubles 5 rubles 10 rubles Russian ruble - Banknotes. (This note is uncommon, being replaced by 5-roubl ...

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Tsar (Bulgarian and Serbian цар, Russian царь ▶ (help·info)), often spelled Czar or Tzar and sometimes Csar or Zar in English), was the title used for the autocratic monarchs of Bulgaria in 913-1396/1422 and 1908-1946, Serbia in the middle of the 14th century, and Russia from 1547 to 1917 (although this usage is only technically correct until 1721). Tsar - History of usage. "Tsar" is ...

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In the Soviet period, the ruble had its own name in all languages of the Soviet Union, sometimes quite different from its Russian designation. All banknotes had their values printed in the languages of every Soviet Republics. This naming is preserved in modern Russia; for example: Tatar for ruble and kopek are sum and tien. The current names of several currencies of Central Asia are simply the local names of the ruble. The name of the currency in the official langu ...

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Russian ruble - First Ruble -1922. The ruble has been the Russian unit of currency for about 500 years. From 1710, the ruble has been divided into 100 kopek. The amount of precious metal in a ruble varied over time. In a 1704 currency reform, Peter I standardized the ruble to 28 grams of silver. While ruble coins were silver, there were higher denominations minted of gold and platinum. The gold ruble introduced in 1897 was equal to ...

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In the 19 and 20th centuries, the coins of kopeck denominations had individual names: 2 kop.= dvushka, 3 kop.= altyn (mostly obsolete by the 1960s), 5 kop.= pyatak, 10 kop.= grivennik, 15 kop. = pyatialtynny (5 altyn; the usage lived longer than "altyn"), 20 kop. = dvugrivenny (2 grivenniks), 50 kop. = poltina or poltinnik. The amount of 10 rubles (in either bill or coin) is sometimes informally referred to as a chervonets. Historically, it was the name for the first Russi ...

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Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation directly aimed at influencing the opinions of people, rather than to impartially provide information. In some cultures the term is neutral or even positive, while in others the term has acquired a strong negative connotation. The most common use of the term (historically) is in political contexts; in particular to refer to certain efforts sponsored by governments, political groups, and other often covert interests. Some propaganda includes significant and deliberate falsehoo ...

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Propaganda - Etymology Propaganda - 19th and 20th centuries' propaganda Propaganda - Russian revolution Propaganda - Nazi Germany Propaganda - Cold War propaganda Propaganda - Afghanistan Propaganda - Iraq
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White Russia is a name that was historically applied to different regions in Eastern Europe, most often to the region that roughly corresponds to the present-day Belarus. Many languages today continue to use this obsolete name when referring to Belarus, see wiktionary:Belarus. Because of its association with perceived Russian and Soviet imperialism, some consider the name derogatory. White Russia - The meaning of the name and its translation. The name "White Russia" is a literal, although not entirely corre ...

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Ataman (variants: wataman, vataman, otaman, Cyrillic: атаман (Russian), ватаман (Russian, regional), отаман (Ukrainian)) was a title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves. The etymology of the word "ataman" is disputed, see Hetman: Etymology. During certain periods the supreme le ...

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Zilant is a legendary creature, something between dragon and wyvern, which has been an official symbol of Kazan since 1730. This winged snake is a part of Tatar and Russian folklore, mentioned in legends about the foundation of Kazan. Zilant - Nomenclature and etymology. The word Zilant is the English transcription of Russian Зилант, itself a rendering of Tatar yılan (i.e., "snake", sometimes pronounced as /ʓɨlɑn`/).

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The etymology is directly related to the English King, the German König, and the Scandinavian konung. It was probably borrowed early from the Proto-Germanic *Kuningaz, a form also borrowed by Finnish and Estonian (Kuningas). The title is pronounced and written similarly in different Eastern European languages, Bulgarian: княз; Russian/Ukrainian: князь, in fem. княгиня (kniaginia/kniahynia); Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian: knez; Romanian: cneaz, chinez; Hungarian: kenéz. In ...

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A bistro is a familiar name for a café serving moderately priced simple meals in an unpretentious setting, especially in Paris; bistros have become increasingly popular with tourists. The term is possibly derived from the Russian word быстро (bystro) which means 'Hurry'. Russian soldiers occupying France after the Napoleonic Wars would frequently demand that French civilians serve their food quickly, shouting the word that evolved into the neologism 'Bistro' at them. The Russian etymology presented a ...

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Mannaz or Manwaz is the Proto-Germanic term for "man", in the gender-neutral sense of "person, human being". The word developed into Old English man, mann "human being, person," (cf. also German Mann, Old Norse maðr, Gothic manna "man"). It is derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *man-, with a variant *mon- (cf. Sanskrit/Avestan manu-, Russian muzh "man, male"). Some etymologies treat the root as an independent one, as does the American Heritage Dictionary. *Manus in Indo-European mythology w ...

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Its first recorded use is said to have been during the Qin Dynasty of China (221 BC), though the first confirmed evidence of its existence is of Russian origin and dates from the Early Modern Age, when tea first became affordable in Eastern Europe. The name Kombucha is pseudo-Japanese. In Japanese this word denotes a tea-like infusion (cha) made from brown kelp (kombu). This Japanese Kombucha is not fermented and does not contain parts of the tea plant. It is not sweet, but sometimes it is salted. It tastes ...

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Sevastopolis (Greek: Σεβαστόπολις) like in other cities at the peninsula of Crimea is a name with a Greek origin and a Greek etymology. It is a synthetic of two Greek nouns, Sevastos (highly respectable, in direct translation) and Polis (city). Sevastos or Se{b}astos (Greek: Σε{β=b}αστός) was also a Byzantine synonym of the roman "Augustus" (=directly translated as "Majesty"; someone with a divine origin, thus highly respectable by others). The Roman/Byzantine emperors were cal ...

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Sevastopol, Sevastopol - Political status and subdivision, Sevastopol - History, Sevastopol - Etymology of the Name, Sevastopol - Russian naval base and Ukraine-Russia Black Sea Fleet dispute

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The name "White Russia" is a literal, although not entirely correct translation of the names Belaya Rus (Белая Русь). The problem with this translation is that the name "White Russia" seems to suggest that this territory is related to the present-day Russian Federation, whereas it has nothing to do with the Russian Federation, but is related to the ancient lands of Ruthenia (or Rus’—see also Etymology of Rus and derivatives). Ruthenia is the latinized version of Kievan Rus’, a 9th to 12th-century state that existed in the territories of modern-da ...

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"Tsar" is a corrupted Slavonic transliteration from the Roman "Caesar", which has a complex history, ending in utter devaluation as the Byzantine empire, which forged ever loftier princely styles for the imperial houses in its long history, commonly handed out 'honorary princeships' to 'allies' (and enemies it needed to placate) of ranks no longer high enough to be reserved for the porphyrogenetes, such as Caesar. Throughout history, the terms Emperor ("Imperator") and Tsar were used informally as if interchangeable for the Russian so ...

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In 1547, Ivan IV of Russia, of the Moscovian dynasty, changed his title from "Veliki Kniaz (Grand Duke) of the whole Rus" to "tsar of the whole Rus" as a symbol of change in the nature of the Russian state. In 1721 Peter I adopted the title Emperor (Император [Imperator]), by which he and his heirs were recognised, and which continued to be used informally as a synonym of Tsar. Actually, the new style was adopted precisely to underline a claim that Russia, by now a rising major power in Europe, invoking a marria ...

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Like many lofty titles, e.g. moghol, Tsar or Czar has been used as a metaphore for positions of high authority, in English since 1866 (referring to U.S. President Andrew Johnson), with a connotation of dictatorial powers and style, fitting since Autocrat was an official title of the Russian Emperor (informally referred to as 'the Czar'). However this use is not limited to statesmen, e.g. 'drug tsar' for the head of ...

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