Original: Through time , these crowns have been interpreted variously as representative of the conquered kingdoms of Kazan , Astrakhan , and Siberia , or as representing the unity of '' All the Russias '' ( Great Russia , the present-day Russian Federation ; Little Russia , now the Ukraine ; and White Russia , now Belarus ) .
Simplified: They have been seen as the conquered kingdoms of Kazan , Astrakhan and Siberia , or as the coming together of ` All the Russias ' - Grand Russia ( Russia ) , Little Russia ( today 's Ukraine ) and White Russia ( Belarus ) .