change in usage of the word "russkij"

[Y.TSUJI]

Hello,
 The usages of rossijskij and russkij have been stable for quite a
long while and not a recent phenomenon. (at least from the twenties).
 "Rossijskij" can be translated into English only as "Soviet",
"ex-Soviet",  "Russian Ferederal", or simply "Federal".  It always
refers to the State(gosudarstvo) in which Russians are only a part.

 Does the original poster want to say that there were phenomena
that the word "russkij" was widely used after the collapse of USSR?

Cheers,
Tsuji