Heard one moving hastily to the country? (6)

I believe the answer is:
russia
'the country?' is the definition.
(Russia is an example)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for russia that I've seen before include "Eastern European state" , "James Bond novel and film: 'From . . . . . . with Love'" , "in E" , "Largest country in the world" , "Moscow its capital" .)
