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East Slavic language
Slavic languages, and is the native language of the Russian people. Russian was the de facto (and de jure in its final years) official language of the
Russian_language
Of all the languages of Russia, Russian, the most widely spoken language, is the only official language at the national level. There are 25 other official
Languages_of_Russia
of Russian and other languages of national minorities. In 2017 a new Law on Education was passed which restricted the use of Russian as a language of
Russian_language_in_Ukraine
Historical stage of the Russian language
Middle Russian is the historical stage of the Russian language that was spoken and written from the 14th to the 17th centuries. It developed following
Middle_Russian_language
geographical distribution of Russian speakers. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the status of the Russian language often became a matter of
Geographical distribution of Russian speakers
Geographical_distribution_of_Russian_speakers
The Russian language is spoken natively by a considerable proportion of the population of Israel, mostly by immigrants who came from the former Soviet
Russian_language_in_Israel
Modern writing system of 33 letters
The Russian alphabet is the writing system used to write the Russian language. The modern Russian alphabet consists of 33 letters: twenty consonants (⟨б⟩
Russian_alphabet
Historical changes of the Russian language
(~1400 until ~1700) Modern Russian (~1700 to the present) The history of the Russian language is also divided into Old Russian from the 11th to 17th centuries
History of the Russian language
History_of_the_Russian_language
Sign language of the deaf community in Russia
Russian Sign Language (RSL; Russian: Русский жестовый язык, РЖЯ) is the sign language used by the Deaf community in Russia, with what is possibly additional
Russian_Sign_Language
matershchina, mat language (Russian: мат; матерщи́на / ма́терный язы́к, romanized: matershchina / materny yazyk) are the Russian terms for highly vulgar
Russian_profanity
Historical Slavic language, precursor of Belarusian and Ukrainian
by various Belarusian and some Russian scholars, and also by Kryzhanich. The denotation Belarusian (language) (Russian: белорусский (язык)) when referring
Ruthenian_language
East Slavic language
East Slavic language. It is one of the two official languages in Belarus, the other being Russian. It is also spoken in parts of Russia, Lithuania, Latvia
Belarusian_language
Mongolic language of Buryatia (Russia) and neighbouring areas
(in Russian) ""Языковое строительство" в бурят-монгольской АССР в 1920-1930-е годы". (in Russian) "Interesting Facts About the Buryat Language". ""В
Buryat_language
established if it is a distinct language or a dialect of the Russian Sign Language. Romanian Sign Language and Russian Sign Language are used as well. 2004 Moldovan
Languages_of_Moldova
Russian is an official language: Geographical distribution of Russian speakers "Lost in translation? Kazakh leader bans cabinet from speaking Russian
List of countries and territories where Russian is an official language
List_of_countries_and_territories_where_Russian_is_an_official_language
said to be unilateral. Non-Russian nationalities acquired Russian as a second (or often a first) language, while Russians remained overwhelmingly monolingual
Russian_language_in_Latvia
East Slavic language
schools and as a language of instruction in the Russian Empire, and continued in various ways in the Soviet Union. Even so, the language continued to see
Ukrainian_language
information in Russian. There is also an Israeli television broadcast channel in Russian. In addition, some Israeli schools also offer Russian language courses
Languages_of_Israel
a list of languages used in Russia. Russian is the only official language at the national level and there are other 35 official languages, which are
List_of_languages_of_Russia
people whose native language is Russian. The local dialect is Uzbekistani Russian. The Tajik language (a variety of the Persian language) is widespread throughout
Languages_of_Uzbekistan
Russian is the first language of more than 150,000 people in Azerbaijan, predominantly ethnic Russians, as well as of Russified Azeris, Ukrainians, Jews
Russian language in Azerbaijan
Russian_language_in_Azerbaijan
Community of Russian emigrants
The Russian diaspora is the global community of ethnic Russians. The Russian-speaking (Russophone) diaspora are the people for whom Russian language is
Russian_diaspora
Karluk Turkic language
are sister languages and they constitute the Karluk or "Southeastern" branch of Turkic. External influences on Uzbek include Persian, Russian, and Arabic
Uzbek_language
Russian is one of the two official languages of Belarus (the other being Belarusian). Due to its dominance in media, education, and other areas of public
Russian_language_in_Belarus
the Russian language. For separate lists by literary field: List of Russian-language novelists List of Russian-language playwrights List of Russian-language
List of Russian-language writers
List_of_Russian-language_writers
Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Институт русского языка имени В. В. Виноградова РАН) is the language regulator
Vinogradov Institute of Russian Language
Vinogradov_Institute_of_Russian_Language
Romanization of the Russian alphabet
The romanization of the Russian language (the transliteration of Russian text from the Cyrillic script into the Latin script), aside from its primary use
Romanization_of_Russian
Subfamily of Indo-European languages
(ed.). Slavyanskie yazyki Славянские языки [Slavic Languages] (in Russian). Vol. 30. Great Russian Encyclopedia. pp. 389, 396–397. Archived from the original
Slavic_languages
Northwest Semitic language
Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the
Hebrew_language
Russian-language playwrights List of Russian-language writers Russian culture Russian poetry Russian literature Russian language Category:Russian poets
List of Russian-language poets
List_of_Russian-language_poets
Sound change of vowels in Russian phonology
of the Russian language, several ways of vowel reduction (and its absence) are distinguished between the standard language and dialects. Russian orthography
Vowel_reduction_in_Russian
Language family
due to the large historical influence of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, the Russian language is also spoken as a lingua franca in many regions
East_Slavic_languages
discarded by the literary language. Various terms are used to describe Russian grammar with the meaning they have in standard Russian discussions of historical
Russian_grammar
Ethnic minority group
and the Ukrainian-born population declaring Russian ethnicity. Russian is the most common first language in the Donbas and Crimea regions of Ukraine and
Russians_in_Ukraine
Education center in Moscow, Russia
the teaching of Russian as a foreign language and offering a range of language courses on all levels. It is named after the Russian writer Alexander
Pushkin Institute of Russian Language
Pushkin_Institute_of_Russian_Language
Kipchak Turkic language
From incorporation into the Russian Empire to present-day status as a part of the Russian Republic, the Russian language has also exerted influence on
Tatar_language
Topics referred to by the same term
primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries A citizen of Russia or a person whose ancestors were Russian citizens Russian language, the most widely
Russian
Sounds and pronunciation of the Russian language
of standard Russian based on the Moscow dialect (unless otherwise noted). For an overview of dialects in the Russian language, see Russian dialects. Most
Russian_phonology
Humorous subjects pertaining to Russian and Soviet culture
the Russian language vocabulary of foul language. Below, (L) marks jokes whose humor value critically depends on intrinsic features of the Russian language
Russian_jokes
Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people
Sweden, and extreme northwestern Russia). There are, depending on the nature and terms of division, ten or more Sami languages. Several spellings have been
Sámi_languages
Turkic language
Mudrak, Oleg (30 April 2009). "Language in time. Classification of Turkic languages (in Russian)". centrasia.org (in Russian). Распад туркменско-азербайджанского
Azerbaijani_language
within Russia's borders. "Russian Census of 2002". 4.3. Population by nationalities and knowledge of Russian; 4.4. Spreading of knowledge of languages (except
Demographics_of_Russia
Variety of Persian language
official languages of Tajikistan, the other being Russian, which serves as the official interethnic language. In Afghanistan, this language is less influenced
Tajik_language
Soviet republic from 1917 to 1991
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR) was a communist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic
The German-Russian pidgin is a macaronic language of mixed German and Russian that appears to have arisen in the early 1990s. It is sometimes known as
German-Russian macaronic language
German-Russian_macaronic_language
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Joan F. (2006). "Russian as the National Language: An Overview of Language Planning in the Russian Federation". Russian Language Journal. 56 (1). American
Russia
Retro FM (EMG) 88.3 FM - Russian and Western 70-90s pop and rock hits Yumor FM (Gazprom-Media) 88.7 FM - Humor/Jokes/Russian contemporary pop music Radio
List of Russian-language radio stations
List_of_Russian-language_radio_stations
Russian state from 1917 to 1918
The Russian Republic was the short-lived Russian state which controlled, de jure, the territory of the former Russian Empire after its proclamation by
Russian_Republic
Uralic language
Mari language (марий йылме, IPA: [mɑˈɾij ˈjəlme]; Russian: марийский язык, IPA: [mɐˈrʲijskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk]), formerly known as the Cheremiss language, spoken
Mari_language
Russian-language Internet community
is available for Russian users without foreign language skills, or that online shops have an office in Russia (for example, Russian search engines, e-mail
Runet
Conceptual sphere of influence of Russia
The "Russian world" (Russian: русский мир, romanized: rússkiy mir) is a concept and a political doctrine usually defined as the sphere of military, political
Russian_world
Political and social movements
Separatism in Russia refers to bids for secession or autonomy for certain federal subjects or areas of the Russian Federation. Historically there have
Separatism_in_Russia
East Slavic ethnic group
to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian, the most spoken Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Orthodox Christianity, ever since
Russians
Kipchak Turkic language
Mongolia. The language is also spoken by many ethnic Kazakhs throughout the former Soviet Union (some 472,000 in Russia according to the 2010 Russian census)
Kazakh_language
Russian of southwestern Alaska
Alaskan Russian, known locally as Old Russian, is a dialect of Russian, influenced by Eskimo–Aleut languages, spoken in what is now the U.S. state Alaska
Alaskan_Russian
West Germanic language
Знание иностранных языков в России [Knowledge of foreign languages in Russia] (in Russian). Levada Centre. 16 September 2008. Archived from the original
German_language
using official Russian-language internet resources to publish materials from organizations that have been designated as banned in Russia. In addition,
2026 Russian legislative election
2026_Russian_legislative_election
Constituent units of the Russian Federation
type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. Twenty-one republics are internationally recognized as part of Russia; another is under its de facto
Republics_of_Russia
Handwritten form of Russian Cyrillic
Russian cursive is a variant of the Russian alphabet used for writing by hand. It is typically referred to as (ру́сский) рукопи́сный шрифт (rússky) rukopísny
Russian_cursive
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
The Russian Empire was the final period of the Russian monarchy, spanning most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation
Russian_Empire
Slavic language used in the 7th–14th centuries
Old East Slavic (traditionally also Old Russian) was a language (or a group of dialects) used by the East Slavs from the 7th or 8th century to the 13th
Old_East_Slavic
Northern Siberian Turkic language
Yakuts. It is one of the official languages of the Sakha Republic, a republic in the Russian Federation. The Yakut language has a large number of loanwords
Yakut_language
Extinct West Kipchak Turkic language
Kipchak Turkic language spoken by the Cumans (Polovtsy, Folban, Vallany, Kun) and Kipchaks; the language was similar to today's various languages of the West
Cuman_language
their native language and 33% Russian. This poll also showed the standard of knowledge of the Russian language (free conversational language, writing and
Languages_of_Ukraine
many Russians have migrated to the United States and brought the language with them. Most Russian speakers in the United States today are Russian Jews
Russian language in the United States
Russian_language_in_the_United_States
Language family of Eurasia
The Turkic languages are a language family of more than 35 documented languages spoken by the Turkic peoples of Eurasia, from Southeastern Europe and Eastern
Turkic_languages
List of Russian-language writers List of Russian-language playwrights List of Russian-language poets List of Russian artists List of Russian architects
List of Russian-language novelists
List_of_Russian-language_novelists
Kipchak Turkic language
Crimean language law, the Crimean Tatar language is a state language in Crimea alongside Russian and Ukrainian, while Russian is the state language of the
Crimean_Tatar_language
Russian literature is the literature of Russia, its émigrés, and Russian-language literature. Major contributors to Russian literature, as well as English
Russian_literature
the Russian-installed authorities, the result was in favour of joining Russia. Russia annexed Crimea on 18 March 2014, re-organizing it as a Russian republic
Russian_occupation_of_Crimea
Orthographic reforms of the Russian alphabet
and transcription delimiters. Russian orthography has been reformed officially and unofficially by changing the Russian alphabet and spelling rules over
Reforms of Russian orthography
Reforms_of_Russian_orthography
Travel document issued to citizens of Russia
The Russian passport (Russian: Заграничный паспорт гражданина Российской Федерации, romanized: Zagranichnyy pasport grazhdanina Rossiyskoy Federatsii
Russian_passport
Russian language proficiency test
the Russian Federation № 1156 from 28 August 2014. On the approval of the form and procedure of the examination in Russian language, history of Russia and
Test of Russian as a Foreign Language
Test_of_Russian_as_a_Foreign_Language
Finnic language of Karelia, in Russia and Finland
Karelian: kariela, karielan kieli) is a Finnic language spoken mainly by the Karelian people in the Russian Republic of Karelia. Linguistically, Karelian
Karelian_language
Currency of Russia
The Russian ruble or rouble (Russian: рубль, romanized: rublʹ, [ˈrublʲ] ; symbol: ₽; ISO code: RUB) is the official currency of Russia. Banknotes and coins
Russian_ruble
Upper class in Russian society before 1917
The Russian nobility or dvoryanstvo (Russian: дворянство) arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a
Russian_nobility
Campaign in ongoing war since 2014
attributed to Russian-backed hackers. On the night of 23 February, Zelenskyy gave a speech in Russian in which he appealed to the citizens of Russia to prevent
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
One of two names for the Romanian language in Moldova
as one of its official languages, alongside Russian and Ukrainian. Ukraine also recognized "Moldovan" as a minority language in the country until 13
Moldovan_language
Breed of cat
The Russian Blue cat (Russian: Русская голубая кошка, romanized: Russkaya golubaya koshka), commonly known as the Russian Blue, is a pedigreed cat breed
Russian_Blue
Liturgical language of Eastern Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church and the Russian True Orthodox Church. The Russian Old Believers and the Co-Believers also use Church Slavonic. The language is also used in some
Church_Slavonic
Ethnic group
Afro-Russians (Russian: Афророссияне, romanized: Afrorossiyane), commonly known as Black Russians (Russian: Русские негры, romanized: Russkie negry),
Afro-Russians
Northwest Caucasian language
Russian), although it is mainly spoken in Turkey, Jordan, Syria, and Israel, where Circassians settled after the Circassian genocide by the Russian Empire
Adyghe_language
Russian culture (Russian: Культура России, romanized: Kul'tura Rossii, IPA: [kʊlʲˈturə rɐˈsʲiɪ]) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical
Culture_of_Russia
Inflection in the Russian language
letters. Collective numerals (Russian: собира́тельные числи́тельные) are used in Russian (and many other Slavic languages) instead of usual cardinal ones
Russian_declension
conquests of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the imperialism of the Soviet Union, and the imperialism of the Russian Federation. Some postcolonial
Russian_imperialism
East Baltic language
"daractors" in native Lithuanian language, while only 6.9% attended Russian state schools due to resistance to Russification. Russian governorates with significant
Lithuanian_language
Uralic languages of northern Russia
with Russian to such an extent that members of the Nenets, Selkup, Nganasan, and Enets ethnic groups now often have Russian as a first language, with
Samoyedic_languages
the 20th century, only 3–4% of Armenians could write or speak Russian. The Russian language reached its peak in Armenia during the Soviet period; from the
Russian_language_in_Armenia
Resistance to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Russia
underground Russian partisan movement against the Federal Government of Russia has started appearing since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian partisan movement (2022–present)
Russian_partisan_movement_(2022–present)
American salad dressing
1914. The condiment came to be called "Russian" since the original recipe included caviar, a staple of Russian cuisine. Local historians claim that the
Russian_dressing
Code to identify human languages
An IETF BCP 47 language tag is a standardized code that is used to identify human languages on the Internet. The tag structure has been standardized by
IETF_language_tag
Language family of Northern Eurasia
in European Russia. Still smaller minority languages are Sámi languages of the northern Fennoscandia; other members of the Finnic languages, ranging from
Uralic_languages
Eastern Romance language
Bessarabia by Russia in 1812, Moldavian was established as an official language in the governmental institutions of Bessarabia, used along with Russian. The publishing
Romanian_language
Subdivision of the Northwest Caucasian language family
the Russian language, the Circassian subdivision is treated as a group of languages and called адыгские (adygskie, meaning the Adyghe languages), whereas
Circassian_languages
continued to be flown by the White movement during the Russian Civil War. The flag of the Russian SFSR was a red field with its Cyrillic acronym "РСФСР"
Flag_of_Russia
Turkic languages, is proficiently spoken by 80.1% of the population according to the 2021 census, and has the status of "state language". Russian, on the
Languages_of_Kazakhstan
Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani people
Estonian Romani Latvian Romani (Lettish Romani) North Russian Romani Polish Romani White Russian Romani Carpathian Romani (Central Romani) East Slovak
Romani_language
Russian citizens and nationals in Israel
Russians in Israel or Russian Israelis are post-Soviet Russian citizens who immigrated to Israel and their descendants. As of 2022, Russian-speakers number
Russians_in_Israel
Russian-language edition of Wikipedia
The Russian Wikipedia (Russian: Русская Википедия, romanized: Russkaya Vikipediya) is the Russian-language edition of Wikipedia. As of July 2026, it has
Russian_Wikipedia
Umbrella term for Russian organized crime groups
The Russian mafia (Russian: ру́сская ма́фия, romanized: russkaya mafiya [ˈruskəjə ˈmafʲɪjə] or росси́йская ма́фия, rossiyskaya mafiya [rɐˈsʲijskəjə ˈmafʲɪjə])
Russian_mafia
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
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Female
Russian
(Людмила) Russian feminine form of Czech/Russian Ludmil, LUDMILA means "people's favor."Â
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASEI means "immortal."
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic OisÃn, OSSIAN means "little deer."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Arseniy, ARSENIY means "virile."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Gennadiy, GENNADI means "noble."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Aleksey, ALEXEY means "defender."
Male
Russian
(РоÑÑ) Russian pet form of Czech/Russian Rostislav, ROSTYA means "usurp-glory."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASY means "immortal."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Faddei, FADEI means "courageous."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASILI means "king."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Arseniy, ARSENI means "virile."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASILY means "king."
Male
Russian
(Russian ИÑидор): Russian form of Greek Isidoros, ISIDOR means "gift of Isis."
Female
Russian
(Russian Ева): Armenian and Russian form of Greek Eva, YEVA means "life."Â
Male
Russian
(Паша) Russian pet form of Czech/Russian Pavel, PASHA means "small."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Gennadiy, GENNADY means "noble."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Afanasiy, AFANASII means "immortal."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vasiliy, VASSILY means "king."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Irinei, IRINEY means "peaceful."
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Vikentiy, VIKENTI means "conquering."
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Celtic American Gaelic Scottish
Crooked nose. Nickname of a Highland chieftain with a crooked nose.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lord Hanuman
Girl/Female
Greek American
Most beautiful. Calista was a Mythological Arcadian who transformed into a she-bear, then into...
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Unique in the World
Boy/Male
Tamil
Maha Ganapati | மஹா கணபதி
Omnipotent and supreme Lord
Biblical
heifer; chariot; round(same as Eglah)
Girl/Female
Finnish, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Swedish
Beautiful; Friend; Companion
Female
Polish
Polish form of German Kunigunde, KUNEGUNDA means "brave war."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Name of Hindu Goddess
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Sweet Talking Person
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n.
Prussian leather.
n.
A Russian village community.
v. i.
To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
n.
One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia.
a.
Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united with Poland, but now Russian and Prussian territory).
a.
Made of fustian.
n.
The Russian variety of bagatelle.
a.
brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
a.
Of or pertaining to Prussia.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.
n. sing. & pl.
A Russian, or the Russians.
v. t.
To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to Russianize the Poles.
a.
Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history.
n.
Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
n.
A native or inhabitant of Prussia.
a.
Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.
v. t.
To Russianize; as, to Russify conquered tribes.
n.
See Hessian boots and cloth, under Hessian, a.