Ruskin
Ruskin may refer to:
Surname
- Surname Ruskin, also Russkin, Russkina, Ruskina. The name occurs especially in Russia, United States and some Asian countries.
- John Ruskin (1819–1900), an English author, poet and artist, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic, and for his writing on the architecture of Venice. A number of institutions and locations have been named after John Ruskin, including two places in the United States and one in Canada. For a short period "Ruskin" was also adopted as a forename. The name Ruskin is derived from the old given name Rose and the diminutive Kin.
- Effie Ruskin, Scottish artists' model, wife of John Ruskin
- Harry Ruskin, American screenwriter
- Ira Ruskin, American politician
- Joseph Ruskin, American character actor
- Morris Ruskin, American independent film producer and CEO
- Scott Ruskin (baseball), American baseball player
- Scott Ruskin (cricketer), English cricketer
- Sheila Ruskin, English actress
- Susan Ruskin, American film producer
- Val Rapava-Ruskin, English rugby union player
- Edward Ruskin, fictional character of the British soap opera Emmerdale Farm
Places
- Ruskin, British Columbia, Canada
- Ruskin, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
- In the United States:
- Ruskin, Florida
- Ruskin, Georgia
- Ruskin, Minnesota
- Ruskin, Nebraska
- Ruskin Colony, a utopian socialist colony which existed in Dickson County, Tennessee from 1894 to 1899 (the Florida and British Columbia Ruskins were also Ruskinite colonies)
- Ruskin Drive, a road in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Institutions
- Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England
- "The Ruskin", the colloquial short form for the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University
- Ruskin College, Oxford, an adult education college named after John Ruskin
- Ruskin Colleges, a group of U.S. colleges named after John Ruskin
- Ruskin Gallery, in Sheffield
- Ruskin Museum, in Coniston, Cumbria
- Ruskin Pottery, an English pottery studio in operation between 1898 and 1935
- Ruskin Hall, a residence hall at the University of Pittsburgh and a National Historic Place
- Ruskin High School (disambiguation)
- Ruskin Library; Lancaster University, United Kingdom.
Forename
- Ruskin Bond, an Indian author of British descent
- Ruskin Spear, a British painter
Other
- Ruskin Dam, in British Columbia, Canada
- Ruskin's Ride, a bridleway in Oxford, England
- A type of fried potato skin snack that's a clipped version of "russet skin", and may or may not be made from russet potato skins.
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