The word Rus or Rus' (Русь in The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first letters) is an alphabet used to write six natural Slavic languages (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. Letters of the Cyrillic alphabet А A... Cyrillic Alphabet) may refer to:

• the Rus' (people) of disputed origin who were at the roots of the statehood of Eastern The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. They speak Slavic languages and reside chiefly in the east of that continent, but are also found in Asia. Contents // 1 Ethno-cultural subdivisions 2 The Slavic homeland debates 3 Naming and etymologies 4 Early... Slavic peoples;
• the territories they ruled, also known by the For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages... Latinized name, Ruthenia is a name applied to parts of Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of This article is about the continent. For alternative meanings, see: Europe (disambiguation) World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth... Ruthenia;
• Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: Russia and many other countries Region: Eastern Europe and Asia Total speakers: 280 million Ranking: 4... Kievan Rus', the most powerful of early Ruthenian (Eastern Slav) states;
• the legendary founder of The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: The Russian Federation ( Russian (русский язык) Spoken in: Russia and many other countries Region: Eastern Europe and Asia Total speakers: 280 million Ranking: 4... Russia, brother of Lech and Czech.

See also: Originally Rus was a medieval state and country consisting mostly of Early East Slavs. Today, the territories of the old Rus belong to the Russian Federation, Belarus and Ukraine. However, this state had no a proper name; it was called by its inhabitants Руськая... Etymology of Rus and derivatives.

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