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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The languages most spoken in | The languages most spoken in Russia are <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Russia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia#:~:text=Russian%20is%20the%20official%20and%20the%20predominantly%20spoken%20language, accessed 23 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Russian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language, accessed 23 May 2023.</ref> <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Russia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Russia, accessed 23 May 2023.</ref> | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] - the only official language of Russia at a national level. It is the most widely spoken language. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language '''Russian'''] - the only official language of Russia at a national level. It is the most widely spoken language. | ||
** Russian is one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Slavic_languages East Slavic Languages]. | |||
** Russian is one of two official languages aboard the International Space Station. | ** Russian is one of two official languages aboard the International Space Station. | ||
** It is one of six official languages of the United Nations. | ** It is one of six official languages of the United Nations. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatar_language '''Tatar'''] - 4. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatar_language '''Tatar'''] - 4.28 million per 2010 census. Spoken by Tatars mainly in Tatarstan and Siberia and is considered official in the Republic of Tatarstan. It belongs to the Turkic language family. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language '''Ukrainian'''] - 1. | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen_language '''Chechen'''] - 1.35 million per 2010 census. Official language in Chechnya and Dagestan. It belongs to the Northeast Caucasian language family. | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashkir_language '''Bashkir'''] - 1.15 million per 2010 census. Official language in Bashkortostan. It belongs to the Turkic language family. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language '''Ukrainian'''] - 1.13 million per 2010 census. Official language of the Republic of Crimea. It belongs to the Indo-European language family. | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuvash_language '''Chuvash'''] - 1.04 million per 2010 census. Official language in Chuvashia. It belongs to the Turkic language family. | |||
* '''English''' - 30% of the population in Russia can speak English. | * '''English''' - 30% of the population in Russia can speak English. | ||
There are over 100 minority languages spoken across Russia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Russia#:~:text=several%20other%20officially%20recognized%20languages 35 languages are considered official] in various regions of Russia. | There are over 100 minority languages spoken across Russia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Russia#:~:text=several%20other%20officially%20recognized%20languages 35 languages are considered official] in various regions of Russia. | ||
Most records used in Russian research are written in Russian. Some knowledge of Russian is useful to understand Russian records. Reading Russian script in archived records can be very difficult since the old Russian script is unlike modern Russian. | |||
==Word List(s)== | ==Word List(s)== | ||