Poland vs Russia - What's the difference?
poland | russia |
A country in Eastern or Central Europe (varies with sources). Official name: Republic of Poland.
A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name - Russian Federation,'' formerly the ''Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic'' (RSFSR), Capital and largest city ''Moscow
(historical, informal) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a very common name, although more formally Russia, the RSFSR, was one of several constituent republics of the USSR).
(historical) The Russian Empire.
(historical, dated) Rus, the medieval East Slavic state.
(dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from the Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia or Kievan Russia).
*1842 , George Eliot, "Letter to Cara Bray", Selections from George Eliot's letters , page 24:
As proper nouns the difference between poland and russia
is that poland is poland while russia is russia.poland
English
(wikipedia Poland)Proper noun
(en proper noun)See also
* * *russia
English
(wikipedia Russia)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Or rather if I be attaining a better autocratship than that of the Emperor of all the Russias – the empire over self.