I don't think there is any element named after Russia.
Where, not who. It was named after Dubna in Russia.
The elements name are after Russia and France are Gallium(F) and Ruthium- russia.
Both the part in Europe and the part in Asia are named Russia.
Peter the Great was a tsar and had St.Peters - burg named after him.
Russia, named after the Russian River in California. for more information on this,
Russia was named after the Rus tribe. The Rus were a tribe of Vikings originating in Scandinavia. They penetrated far into what is modern-day Russia. They became the first Russians.
Russia
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, otherwise known as the Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, or the U.S.S.R.
If you mean cities named after Tsars, St. Petersburg was named after Tsar Peter the Great who lived from the 17-18th centuries. Before the city of Volgograd was Stalingrad, it was named "Tsaritsyn" after all Tsars.
a Russian dwarf hamster
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