Russkii vs Rossiiskii
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 29, 2002, 16:24 |
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I recently read that in Tsaristic times, _Russkii_ refered to Russian
ethnicity, whereas _Rossiiskii_ refered to the Russian state. Does this mean
that the usage's changed? Not that I know Russian, but it seems to agree
with what can be glean from names of Russian institutions etc.
Andreas
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