The paper deals with the features of the meaning and usage of the modern Russian words rossiytsy, rossiyantsy, ereftsy, erefiytsy, erefiane, rusichi, urusy, rusityetc., combined as ethnic and residentnames. They variously reflect the trivial concepts of ethnicity, nationality, territorial and cultural affiliation. These words also variously reflect the complex identity hierarchy of the post-Soviet Russian-speaking people.
Анализируется семантика и особенности употребления в современной русской речи слов (российцы, россиянцы, эрэфцы, эрэфийцы, эрэфяне, русичи, урусы, руситы и др.), находящихся на стыке этнонимии и названий жителей.