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Who was the founder of Russia?
Rurik, a Viking chieftain, is considered to be the founder of the Rurik Dynasty which ruled the Kievan Rus. The Kievan Rus is an area that would eventually become Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The first Tzar (ruler) of Russia, more or less as we know it today, was Ivan the Terrible (IV).
When did Russia get its official name?
Russia got it's name from the barbarian tribe Rus who lived there.It is thought to have gotten the name from the Scandinavian ethnic groups which came and took on the name of Rus, becoming the idea for the name Russia.
What is the old name of Russia?
The time frame wasn't given to answer this question because Russia has been called more than one name. In World War II Russia was called the Soviet Union or the USSR.
France great Britain and Russia was called the what before world war 1?
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What was Russia called in 1880?
Russia was simply Russia in 1880.
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