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A country of Europe and Asia. Russia iron, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. -- Russia leather, a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbindin…

Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. -- n.

The established church of the Russian empire. It forms a portion, by far the largest, of the Eastern Church and is governed by the Holy Synod. The czar is the head of the church, but he has never claimed the right of deciding questions of theology and dogma.

To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles.

A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide. [R.]

A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. [R.]

Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n.

A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide, under Ferricyanide. Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide, under Ferrocyanide.

See Legislature, Austria, Prussia.

A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered. The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans. PJC…

The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.

In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.

A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.

A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum, much used as fuel.

Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. -- n.

overnment by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a title of the Czar).

A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.

e; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army.

a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. Ure. -- Berlin blue, Prussian blue. Ure. -- Berlin green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. -- Berlin iron, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactur…

A Russian sect. See Raskolnik.