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Ethnonym
Russian language distinguishes between two words that are commonly translated into English as "Russians". These are "russkiye" (русские) and "rossiyane" (россияне).
 * "Russkiye" translates as "ethnic russians" (see ethnonym). This term includes all ethnic russians, regardless of whether they are citizens of Russia or some other country (Ukraine, Latvia, United States etc.) and does not include members of ethnic minories of Russia.
 * "Rossiyane" can be translated as "citizenes of Russia". This term refers to all the people who hold citizenship of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity and does not include ethnic russians, who live in other countires.