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Aug 21, 2020 · Rus, also known as Ruthenia, refers to the Eastern Slavic territories of the medieval era which now mostly belong to Belarus and Ukraine.
- Matthew Holroyd
Ruthenia (Kyivan Rus') was a confederation of loosely coupled duchies located mostly along the Dnipro river and it's tributaries, and in latin sources all east slavs are usually covered by “rutheni” umbrella term.
- The “bela” stems from the common Slavic root for “white”, as has been discussed in the other answers. There were also historical regions called the...
- Belarus was earlier called White Russia. Belo is the "Russian" word for White. It is probably not a reference to the Latin "bella" or beautiful. N...
- Before 1863 the land of todays Belarus was called "Litva" and people, accordingly, "litvins" (do not confuse with modern Republic of Lithuania whic...
- Belorussia means "White Russia" in Russian. Rus' (the final consonant should be soft) is the ancient name of the East Slavic state centered around...
- I guess I will weigh in here because the other answers do not fully explain the situation. First of all, the word pronounced byel-yih means "white"...
- Pretty sure your Belorussian friend was just having fun with you (re: story about pretty girl) One of the more or less plausible theories says that...
Nov 15, 2023 · Ruthenia. The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia. Synonyms: Carpathian Ruthenia, Zakarpattia, Subcarpathian Rus, Carpatho-Ukraine
May 30, 2024 · Ruthenia in British English. (ruːˈθiːnɪə ) noun. a region of E Europe on the south side of the Carpathian Mountains: belonged to Hungary from the 14th century, to Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1939, and was ceded to the former Soviet Union in 1945; in 1991 it became part of the newly independent Ukraine. Also called: Carpatho-Ukraine.
Overview. Ruthenia. Quick Reference. In its widest historical sense, Ruthenia relates to the whole of non-Russian Ruś (i.e. Belorussia and Ukraine): but in contemporary usage Ruthenia (Sub-Carpathian Ruthenia or Carpatho-Ukraine) is usually reserved for ... From: Ruthenia in The Oxford Companion to World War II »
What does the word Ruthenian mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Ruthenian , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
5 days ago · (ruːˈθiːnɪə ) noun. a region of E Europe on the south side of the Carpathian Mountains: belonged to Hungary from the 14th century, to Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1939, and was ceded to the former Soviet Union in 1945; in 1991 it became part of the newly independent Ukraine. Also called: Carpatho-Ukraine. Collins English Dictionary.
