Rossyiane (россияне), if literally. People of Russian origin are Russians.
No, they are not. People from Russia are called Russian and people from the Netherlands are called Dutch.
People who were born in and live in Russia are called Russians because they are native to the land.
The people who first settled the areas along the Volga were called the Rus. In German, Russia is "Rusland".
At the time, the land that would become Russia, as well as Germany and much of eastern Europe, was inhabited by tribal people who didn't have a government. The Romans called these people "barbarians".
Never! It's always been called Russia.
Russia was simply Russia in 1880.
The people who originate from Lapland are called Saami or Sapmi. They come from an area that spreads across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
Yes.
Legislature of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
Russia's currency is called Ruble.
why russia was originalle called great rus'
Non-communist Russia was called Russia. When Russia was under communism, it was called the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics or the USSR.