Old Russian

American  

noun

1. Russian as used in documents before 1600. ORuss

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Example Sentences

In one administrative building, old Russian logos are being replaced -- however some posters and instructions in Cyrillic script remain.

From Barron's

They know nothing about the old Russian Empire or the Middle East, so why not try their untutored hands at nuclear arms–control talks too?

From Slate

The main problem with the plan is that, like its American authors, it fails to recognize the true nature of the war: namely, that Ukrainians are fighting for their sovereignty as an independent nation, while Putin is fighting for the restoration of the old Russian empire, which entails, among other things, the total subjugation of Ukraine.

From Slate

Then, when I was talking to a friend, he reminded me that I knew this place — the Pico Burnside Baths, which was an old Russian Jewish bathhouse.

From Los Angeles Times

There is an old Russian saying that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".

From BBC