Rus or RUS may refer to:

People

* East Slavic historical peoples (). See

Names of Rus', Russia and Ruthenia The word ''Rus'' referred initially to a group of Scandinavian Vikings, also known as Varangians, who founded the medieval state of Kievan Rus' in Eastern Europe in the 10th century. The term gradually acquired the meaning of the aforementione ...

Rus' people The Rus, also known as Russes, were a people in early medieval Eastern Europe. The scholarly consensus holds that they were originally Norsemen, mainly originating from present-day Sweden, who settled and ruled along the river-routes between t ...

, the people of Rus' ** Rus, a legendary eponymous ancestor, see

Lech, Czech and Rus Lech, Czech and Rus (, ) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Polish people, Poles, the Czechs, and the Rus' people, Rus' (Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians). The three legendary ...

Rus (surname) Rus is a Romanian, Slovene, Dutch, and Spanish/Catalan surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arantxa Rus (born 1990), Dutch professional tennis player residing in Spain * Alfonso Rus (born 1950), Spanish politician * Daniela L. Rus, ...

, a surname found in Romania and elsewhere

Historical places

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical At ...

, a medieval East Slavic state, centered in Kiev *

Rus' Khaganate Rus' Khaganate (, ''Russkiy kaganat'', , ''Ruśkyj kahanat''), or Kaganate of Rus is a name applied by some modern historians to a hypothetical polity suggested to have existed during a poorly documented period in the history of Eastern Europe b ...

, a ninth-century Eastern European state *

Ruthenia ''Ruthenia'' is an exonym, originally used in Medieval Latin, as one of several terms for Rus'. Originally, the term ''Rus' land'' referred to a triangular area, which mainly corresponds to the tribe of Polans in Dnieper Ukraine. ''Ruthenia' ...

Vladimirian Rus' The Principality of Suzdal, from 1157 the Grand Principality of Vladimir, commonly known as Vladimir-Suzdal, or simply Suzdalia, was a medieval principality that was established during the disintegration of Kievan Rus'. In historiography, the ...

, or Vladimir-Suzdal, an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Vladimir *

Halychian Rus' The Principality of Galicia (; ), also known as Principality of Halych or Principality of Halychian Rus, was a medieval East Slavic principality, and one of the main regional states within the political scope of Kievan Rus', established by mem ...

, or Principality of Halych, an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Halych *

Volhynian Rus' Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in Ukraine it is roughly ...

, or Principality of Volhynia, an East Slavic medieval state, in regions of Volhynia * Halych-Volhynian Rus', or Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, an East Slavic medieval state, uniting Halych and Volhynia *

Kingdom of Rus' Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchic state or realm ruled by a king or queen. ** A monarchic chiefdom, represented or governed by a king or queen. * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and me ...

, or Galicia-Volhynia, an East Slavic medieval kingdom *

Turovian Rus' The Principality of Turov, later called the Principality of Turov and Pinsk (; ; ), also known as Turovian Rus', was a medieval principality of Kievan Rus' from the 10th century on the territory of modern-day Belarus and northern Ukraine. The prin ...

, or Principality of Turov, an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Turov *

Polotskian Rus' The Principality of Polotsk (obsolete spelling: ''Polock''; ; ), also known as the Duchy of Polotsk or Polotskian Rus', was a medieval principality. The origin and date of the establishment of the state are uncertain. Chronicles of Kievan Rus' ...

, or Principality of Polotsk, an East Slavic medieval state, in region of Polotsk *

Novgorodian Rus' The Novgorod Republic () was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east. Its capital was the city of Novgorod. The r ...

, or Novgorod Republic, an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Novgorod *

Muscovite Rus' The Grand Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy, known as the Principality of Moscow until 1389, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. Its capital was the city of Moscow. Originally established as a minor principality in the 13th century, the gra ...

, or Grand Duchy of Moscow, an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Moscow *

Tsardom of Rus' The Tsardom of Russia, also known as the Tsardom of Moscow, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter the Great in 1721. From 1550 to 1700, ...

, or Tsardom of Russia, an East Slavic early modern state, centered in Moscow *

Minor Rus' Little Russia, also known as Lesser Russia, Malorussia, or Little Rus', is a geographical and historical term used to describe Ukraine. At the beginning of the 14th century, the patriarch of Constantinople accepted the distinction between what ...

, or Little Russia, an East Slavic historical region *

Great Rus' Great Russia, sometimes Great Rus' ( , ; , ; , ), is a name formerly applied to the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and later the Tsardom of Russia. This was the land to which the e ...

, or Great Russia, an East Slavic historical region *

White Rus' White Ruthenia (; ; ; ; ) is one of the historical divisions of Kievan Rus' according to the color scheme, which also includes Black and Red Ruthenia. In the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern period, the name White Ruthenia was characterized by i ...

, or White Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region *

Red Rus' Red Ruthenia, also called Red Rus or Red Russia, is a term used since the Middle Ages for the south-western principalities of Kievan Rus', namely the Principality of Peremyshl and the Principality of Belz. It is closely related to the term Cher ...

, or Red Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region *

Black Rus' Black Ruthenia (), or Black Rus' (; ; ), is a historical region on the Upper Neman, including Novogrudok, Grodno and Slonim. Besides these, other important parts of Black Rus' are Vawkavysk and Białystok. The region was inhabited by the Baltic Y ...

, or Black Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region *

Carpathian Rus' Transcarpathia (, ) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin ...

, or Carpathian Ruthenia, an East Slavic historical region inhabited mostly by Rusyns (Rusynia), and a 1918–1919 provisional autonomous region, known as the "Rusyn Land" *

Subcarpathian Rus' Transcarpathia (, ) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin ...

, or Carpathian Ruthenia, an administrative region of the First Czechoslovak Republic *

Western Rus (disambiguation) Western Rus' may refer to: * western regions of Kievan Rus', including: ** Halychian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Halych ** Volhynian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Volhynia ** Halych-Volhynian Rus', an Eas ...

Principality of Rus' (disambiguation) Principality of Rus' or Duchy of Rus' may refer to: * Principality of Halychian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Halych * Principality of Volhynian Rus', an East Slavic medieval state, centered in Volhynia * Principality of Halyc ...

Grand Principality of Rus' (disambiguation) Grand Principality of Rus' or Grand Duchy of Rus' may refer to: * Grand Principality of Kievan Rus', a medieval state that arose among East Slavs, centered in Kiev * Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Rus' medieval Eastern European state, with a high i ...

Acronyms

Rajshahi University School The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Réacteur Université de Strasbourg The Réacteur Universitaire de Strasbourg (RUS) was a 100 kW thermal Argonaut-class reactor built at the University Louis-Pasteur, located in the commune of Schiltigheim near Strasbourg. RUS went critical on 22 November 1966 and ended operat ...

, a French nuclear research reactor *

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) is a laboratory technique used in geology and material science to measure fundamental material properties involving elasticity. This technique relies on the fact that solid objects have natural frequencies at ...

, a laboratory technique * Route utilisation strategy *

Rural Utilities Service The United States Rural Utilities Service (RUS) administers programs that provide infrastructure or infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, and telecommunications services. It i ...

, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture *Raptor Upper Stage, a version of the

SpaceX Raptor Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed and manufactured by SpaceX. It is the third rocket engine in history designed with a Staged combustion cycle#Full-flow staged combustion cycle, full-flow staged combustion fuel cycle, and the first ...

rocket engine

Codes

* rus, the

ISO 639-2 ISO 639-2:1998, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code'', is the second part of the ISO 639 International standard, standard, which lists Language code, codes for the representation of the names of languages ...

code for the

Russian language Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is ...

* RUS, the

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes are three-letter country codes defined in ISO 3166-1, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), to represent countries, dependent territories, and special are ...

code for the

Russian Federation Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

* RUS, the IATA airport code for

Marau Airport Marau Airport is an airport on Marau Sound Island in the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six m ...

Other places

Ruś (disambiguation) Ruś may refer to the following places: * Ruś, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in Łomża County, north-eastern Poland * Ruś, Olsztyn County, a village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland * Ruś, Ostróda County, a village in Warmian ...

, the name of several Polish villages * Rus, Jaén, a municipality in the Province of Jaén, Spain *

Rus, Sălaj Rus () is a commune located in Sălaj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Buzaș (''Buzamező''), Fântânele-Rus (''Kabalapatak''), and Rus. It also included two other villages until 2002, when they were split off to ...

, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania *

Ruse, Bulgaria Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; ) is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of Bucharest, R ...

, Bulgaria *

Ruski Krstur Ruski Krstur (; ) is a village in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the municipality of Kula, West Bačka District. The village has a Rusyn ethnic majority. Its population numbered 3,846 in the 2022 census. Ruski Krstur is the cultural centre ...

, Vojvodina, Serbia * Rus, a village in Dumbrăviţa Commune, Maramureș County, Romania *

Rushall railway station Rushall railway station is a commuter railway station on the Mernda line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Fitzroy North, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It opened on 1 January 1927. H ...

, Melbourne

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