Russia
- Modern name
- Russia
- Modern country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 55.76, 37.62
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364083
The toponym Russia, as a description for the region occupied by the principalities of Kievan Rus', is first found in European sources in the 11th century. In Dati's day the most influential Russian states emerging from the Mongol takeover of the 13th century were the Grand Principality of Moscow and the Novgorod Republic (the easternmost port of the Hanseatic League). Their main connection to Mediterranean trade was the Volga River.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M058
Variant spellings of Russia in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| rossia | Bos |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Russia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/russia/.