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,
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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.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, otherwise known as the Soviet Union, Soviet Russia, or the U.S.S.R.
a Russian dwarf hamster
a black girl named liz
Desna is a river in Russia and Ukraine.