Why Did Russia & Prussia Have Such Similar Names?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
A Brief History of Prussia: http://www.kolpack.com/packnet/prussi...
Can you give me a brief history of Prussia?: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnot...
Time Zones of Russia: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone...
The True Size Of…: https://thetruesize.com/
Russia on Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/russia
Viking in Russia: http://factsanddetails.com/russia/His...
The Rus: http://www.terencewilson.website/viki...
Do The Country Names Prussia And Russia Have Similar Etymologies?: https://www.quora.com/Do-the-country-...
Prussia on Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/word/prussia

PRONUNICATION SOURCES
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4PV...
Ruotsi: https://forvo.com/word/ruotsi/#fi
Preußen: https://forvo.com/word/preu%C3%9Fen/#de
Rossiya: https://forvo.com/word/%D1%80%D0%BE%D...

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