Russia /ˈɹʌʃə/ noun2 •A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.The next stop that we make will be England / Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too / Don't you know that it's time to get on board? / And let this train keep on riding, riding on through — 1972 •Ellipsis of Russia leather.Dull Russias will prove a good selling line for women according to the predictions of certain manufacturers. — 1914 formsRussias