Re:Sweden bans public events of more than eight people
by dredmorbius on Monday November 16, 2020 @04:28PM
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Trivium: Rus itself seems to have been the Finnish name for Sweden, meaning "land of rowing" (as in boats), carried by Swedes to Kiev in the 9th century.
Long history.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/Russia