There are several words in Russian which translate to "Russians" in English. The noun and adjective refers to ethnic Russians. The adjective denotes Russian citizens regardless of ethnicity. The same applies to the more recently coined noun , "Russian" in the sense of citizen of the Russian state.
There are several words in Russian which translate to "Russians" in English. The noun and adjective refers to ethnic Russians The adjective denotes Russian citizens regardless of ethnicity. The same applies to the more recently coined noun , "R.ussian" in the sense of citizen of the Russian state.