No. 142 in Lithuanian

rusijos

"Rusijos" means "of Russia" or "Russia's" (possessive form).

In a sentence

Rusijos sostinė yra Maskva.
Russia's capital is Moscow.
In this sentence, 'Rusijos' denotes possession, meaning 'of Russia' and is used in the genitive case to describe the capital belonging to Russia.
Aš mėgstu skaityti knygas apie Rusijos istoriją.
I like reading books about the history of Russia.
Here, 'Rusijos' still shows possession in the genitive case, specifying the history that pertains to Russia.
Rusijos ekonomika yra viena didžiausių pasaulyje.
Russia's economy is one of the largest in the world.
In this example, 'Rusijos' functions again in the genitive case to describe the economy pertaining to Russia.

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