Largest of the former Soviet republics (6)

I believe the answer is:

russia

(Other definitions for russia that I've seen before include "Eastern European state" , "A leather" , "Moscow its capital" , "Land of the tsars" , "East European state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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