Russians
Eastern European nationals
Russians are people from Russia or of Russian ethnic heritage.
The term covers both citizenship and ethnicity—a Russian citizen may or may not be ethnically Russian, and ethnic Russians live throughout former Soviet territories.
As an adjective, Russian describes the language, culture, or anything pertaining to Russia: Russian literature, Russian Orthodox, the Russian winter.
Classical dance on pointe
- BolshoiMoscow's grand theater
- matryoshkaRussian nesting doll
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
borscht · blini · pelmeni · caviar · troika · dacha · icons · onion domes
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- superstitiousBelieving in magical causation
chess · vodka · winter · bears · fur hats · ushanka · strong · endurance
Moscow's fortified government seat
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- NATOWestern defense organization
Cold War · Soviet Union · Putin · tensions · relations · oligarchs · influence · elections
Moscow's inhabitants
- SiberiansEastern Russian inhabitants
- CossacksEast Slavic warrior communities
- oligarchsWealthy few who govern
- czarsRussian absolute monarchs
tsars · boyars · peasants · intelligentsia · cosmonauts · dissidents · Soviets · babushkas
Slavic alphabet system
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- SlavicOf certain Eastern Europeans
- speakersAudio output devices
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
accent · grammar · vocabulary · Dostoevsky · Tolstoy · Pushkin · Chekhov · literature
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- emigrantsPeople leaving their country
expats · immigrants · Soviet · post-Soviet · motherland · compatriots · nationals · ethnic
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- BolshoiMoscow's grand theater
- matryoshkaRussian nesting doll
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
vodka · borscht · blini · pelmeni · caviar · troika · dacha · icons · onion domes · folk songs
stoic
Uncomplaining endurer of hardship
- resilientAble to recover quickly
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
superstitious · chess · vodka · winter · bears · fur hats · ushanka · strong · endurance · melancholy
Kremlin
Moscow's fortified government seat
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
NATO · Cold War · Soviet Union · Putin · tensions · relations · oligarchs · influence · elections · interference
Muscovites
Moscow's inhabitants
- SiberiansEastern Russian inhabitants
- CossacksEast Slavic warrior communities
- oligarchsWealthy few who govern
czars · tsars · boyars · peasants · intelligentsia · cosmonauts · dissidents · Soviets · babushkas · villagers
Cyrillic
Slavic alphabet system
fluency · accent · grammar · vocabulary · Dostoevsky · Tolstoy · Pushkin · Chekhov · literature · poetry
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
emigrants · expats · immigrants · Soviet · post-Soviet · motherland · compatriots · nationals · ethnic · heritage
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- Eastern EuropeansPoles, Ukrainians, Belarusians, Czechs, Slovaks
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Indo-EuropeansCelts, Slavs, Indo-Aryan, Aryans, Greeks
- Russian PeoplesTatars, Chechens, Moksha, Altai, Samoyeds
RussiansAmericans
U.S. citizens
Ukrainians · Westerners · Western Europeans · Poles · Chechens
RussiansUkrainians
Natives of Kyiv's homeland
Belarusians · Poles · Czechs · Slovaks · Serbs
- Mother RussiaPersonified Russian nation
- Russian cultureTraditions from Moscow's nation
- White RussiansCoffee-flavored creamy cocktails
- Russian mafiaSlavic organized crime syndicate
- Russian rouletteFatal game of chance
- Black RussianVodka and Kahlúa drink