Russian (Russian: русскийязык; English: Russian) is one of the six working languages of the United Nations. It is the official language of the Russian Federation, with 654.38+0.5 million native speakers and about 654.38+0.65 million second language speakers. Russian belongs to the East Slavic branch of the Slavic family of Indo-European family, and it is the most widely used language in Slavic family.
Russian is mainly used in Russia and other member countries of the former Soviet Union, and is widely used as the first foreign language teaching in schools in Warsaw Treaty member countries. During the Soviet period, Russia was highly valued among the countries it joined. Although many countries in the former Soviet Union have begun to emphasize the importance of local languages, Russian is still the most widely used language in these areas, and it is also the language used by these countries in communication.
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Russian is mainly used in Russia and other former Soviet member States. In Russia, Russian was the only official language in Russia until 19 17. However, during the period of Soviet socialism and League of Nations, each participating country had its own official language, and Russian became the language of Russian integration role.
1989 drastic changes in eastern Europe 199 1 After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, independent countries encouraged their own languages, thus reversing the dominant position of Russian. However, its role as a communication channel between most Eastern European and Central Asian countries remains unchanged.