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русскій

русскій

See also: русский

Russian

Adjective

ру́сскій (rússkij)

  1. (obsolete) Pre-1918 spelling of ру́сский (rússkij).

Declension


Ukrainian

Adjective

ру́сскій (rússkij)

  1. (obsolete) Pre-1990 spelling of руський (rusʹkyj).

Usage notes

During the identiy debates in the Ukrainian-speaking lands in the ninetheenth century, this spelling was used by Russophile publications which held that the Ruthenian (i.e. Ukrainian) and Russian nations were the same.