Of course, the nominal "citizens" of the territories occupied by empires have nothing to do with this. This only applies to those who created imperial metropolises and colonized the lands of Eurasia. In fact, the word "Rus" is a variant of the self-designation of the Germans "race". The Russian Empire was one of the German empires. The Germans were also known under the names "Rusens" and "Etruscans". These are the plebeians of ancient Rome who rebelled against the patricians. This is the population of old Europe, which is descended from the Neanderthals.