Meaning of Rossiia | Babel Free

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Alternative spelling of Rossiya.

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“There then developed the concept of three Rossiia’s:^([sic]) the Major Rossiia, the Minor Rossiia, and the White Rossiia (as in the Synopsis).”

“[…]bilateral treaties subsequently negotiated with regions and republics inside the Federation of Rossiia. […] Specifically he [Mintimer Shaimiev]—the democratically elected leader of the republic who had from the very first stood in the vanguard of Russian federal reforms—was forced personally to protect⟳ and defend⟳ not only the position of his state, but the interests of all of federal Rossiia.”

“After the Soviet Union crumbled, Rossiia tried to adopt⟳ many Western practices. […] How numerous is this population in Rossiia and thus what is the margin of error in the 2002 census? […] Another category not covered by the census was those who had left Rossiia for a period of a year or more.”

“The population’s confessional structure⟳ mirrored multinational Rossiia, with its preponderance of Russians, as well as Belarusians and Ukrainians. According to the date⟳ of the center, Orthodox currently comprise 50.3 percent of the population. Muslims 4.0 percent, nonbelievers 44.2 percent, and representatives of other religions 1.5 percent. In such a manner, 55.8 percent of those in Rossiia consider⟳ themselves to be followers of various confessions.”

“Under such conditions, Russian scholars and politicians faced a dilemma: either use⟳ old recipes to sort⟳ out constantly evolving and often ethnically-based conflicts or try⟳ to develop⟳ new policies. The latter would require⟳ developing a new theoretical framework of inter-ethnic/national relations, which was non-existent immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the political leadership was quick to proclaim their policy of building Rossiia as a country of Rossiians, inclusive of not only ethnic Russians (Russkiie), but also non-Russians, academic discourse followed.”

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