Russian Republic

American  

[ruhsh-uhn ri-puhb-lik] / ˈrʌʃ ən rɪˈpʌb lɪk /

noun

1. a political entity declared in Russia in September 1917 by the provisional government that had established itself following the abdication of Nicholas II, but lasting less than a year.

2. an unofficial name for the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

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Etymology

Origin of Russian Republic

First recorded in 1900–05, as a political idea

Example Sentences

On the night of her death, Aishat was with a woman she had recently met online, who claimed to come from Dagestan, another Russian republic in the North Caucasus.

From BBC

But by the following summer, it was producing its own variant, known as Geran, at a special economic zone in Yelabuga, in the Russian republic of Tatarstan.

From BBC

One Russian republic, Bashkortostan, has seen the highest numbers of casualties, with 4,836 confirmed deaths.

From BBC

On Friday, Russian authorities acknowledged that Ukrainian drones were targeting Grozny, provincial capital of the Russian republic of Chechnya, as an Azerbaijani commercial airliner with 67 people aboard was attempting to land there on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage of the wrecked fuselage appeared to indicate shrapnel damage and some aviation experts suggested the Azerbaijani Airlines plane may have been been hit by air defence systems over the Russian republic of Chechnya.

From BBC