White Russian

White Ruthenia

White Ruthenia, also known as White Rus' or White Russia, is one of the historical divisions of Kievan Rus' according to the color scheme, which also includes Black and Red Ruthenia. In the late Middle Ages and early modern period, the name White Ruthenia was characterized by instability, designating a number of different regions on the territory of modern-day Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. It is recorded mainly in Western European sources, starting from the middle of the 13th century.

Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) with a population of 9.1 million. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city; it is administered separately as a city with special status.

White Russian (cocktail)

A white Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur and cream served with ice in an old fashioned glass.

White

White is the lightest color and is achromatic. It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide.

White Russian

Adjective

1. Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the Revolution in 1917.
2. Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia", or its language.

Noun

1. A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
2. A White Guardist, a Russian who did not support the Socialists in the Revolution in 1917 and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterwards (e.g. as a White émigré).