the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
A person from Rus.
A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev and the Volga and Dnieper gave rise to the Russian principalities.
Initialism of Rural Utilities Service.