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  1. Rus' people - Wikipedia

    It is possible that this community of descendants of late 10th century Rus ' who lived in a remote area of Kievan Rus ' preserved family names, runic lore in archaic forms, ancestral beliefs and some of the …

  2. Rural Utilities Service - Rural Development

    USDA's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) provides financing for much needed infrastructure improvements to rural communities. These include water and waste treatment, electric power, telecommunication and …

  3. Rus | Slavs, Vikings & Scandinavia | Britannica

    Sep 19, 2025 · Russian scholars, along with some Westerners, consider the Rus to be a southeastern Slavic tribe that founded a tribal league; the Kievan state, they affirm, was the creation of Slavs and …

  4. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) | USAGov

    The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) provides funding for the development of rural utilities infrastructure such as water, waste management, power and telecommunications.

  5. Rus | Encyclopedia.com

    The Rus are a people described in historical documents as traders and chiefs who were instrumental in the formation of the ancient Russian state between a.d. 750 and 1000.

  6. Viking Founders, Modern Wars: The Rus Legacy in Russia and Ukraine

    How Viking adventurers helped shape the foundations of Russia and Ukraine—and why their legacy remains at the heart of modern political conflict. Explore the Rus origin story from Rurik to Putin.

  7. What does Rus mean? - Definitions.net

    2) Rus people: The group of people associated with the historical region Kyivan Rus, they were Eastern Slavs, primarily the predecessors of Belarusians, Russians, and Ukrainians.

  8. Rus not Russia - Origins

    Given the ongoing war in Ukraine it is urgent to understand the history of Rus to place this conflict in its proper historical context. Two takeaways are worth noting.

  9. Learn In 5 Minutes: The Rus' ⋆ Medieval Reporter

    The Rus’ were a proud and unique people of mixed ethnic and cultural origin. They took to state-building along the many rivers of Eastern Europe – chiefly the Volga and the Dnieper.

  10. Rus and Russia: What's the difference - denmarksun.com

    Apr 23, 2022 · In the Russian lands in the 9th century onward, the word 'Rus'' is used to refer to the Kievan lands. Later, after the Mongol-Tatar invasion, the lands northeast of Kiev - Vladimir, Suzdal …