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'''Rus''' may refer to:
{{Wiktionary|Rus}}
{{Wiktionary|Русь}}
'''Rus''' may refer to one of the following:
*Slavic ''Rus’'' (Русь), see [[Etymology of Rus and derivatives |Etymology of ''Rus'']]
** the [[Rus' Khaganate]] of the 8th to 9th centuries.
** the [[Kievan Rus']] of the 9th to 12th centuries.
** [[Ruthenia]], an Eastern Europe historic ethno-cultural region.
**poetical or archaic name for [[Russia]]
*** [[Lech, Czech and Rus|Rus, brother of Lech and Čech]] allegorical founding patriarch of Russia
*** [[Rus (special forces)]] - a unit of the Russian Interior Ministry
*** [[Rus (album)|Rus (Русь)]], a demo by the Russian folk metal band Arkona
***[[Rus (1903)]], a Russian newspaper


*[[Rus' Khaganate]], a polity in eastern Europe eigth and ninth centuries
*[[Gotland Rus]], a pony
*[[Kievan Rus']], a medieval state centred on Kiev from 880 to the middle of the twelfth century
* [[Russ]], the Scandinavian cultural phenomenon.
*Rus, one of the brothers [[Lech, Czech and Rus]] who, according to legend founded the three slavic nations
* The Ashkenazic pronunciation of the Hebrew name of the Biblical [[book of Ruth]].
*[[Rus (special forces)]], a unit of interior troops of the Russian Federation
*[[Rus (album)]], the first studio recording by the Russian folk metal band Arkona
*[[Rus (1903)]], a Russian newspaper spasmodically from 1903 to 1908
*Rus, a nickname for the [[Gotland Pony]]



;Toponyms
* [[Rus, Jaén]], a village in Andalusia, Spain
* [[Rus, Sălaj]], a commune in Sălaj County, Romania

;Acronyms
* [[Radcliffe Union of Students]] (RUS), a feminist student group at Harvard College
* [[Radcliffe Union of Students]] (RUS), a feminist student group at Harvard College
* RUS is the ISO 639-2 code for the [[Russian language]]
* RUS is the ISO 639-2 code for the [[Russian language]]
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Russia (disambiguation)]]
*[[Russ (disambiguation)]]

*[[Mother Russia]]
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Revision as of 00:49, 24 December 2007

Rus may refer to:

  • Rus' Khaganate, a polity in eastern Europe eigth and ninth centuries
  • Kievan Rus', a medieval state centred on Kiev from 880 to the middle of the twelfth century
  • Rus, one of the brothers Lech, Czech and Rus who, according to legend founded the three slavic nations
  • Rus (special forces), a unit of interior troops of the Russian Federation
  • Rus (album), the first studio recording by the Russian folk metal band Arkona
  • Rus (1903), a Russian newspaper spasmodically from 1903 to 1908
  • Rus, a nickname for the Gotland Pony

See also