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A Russophone (Russian: русскоговорящий, русскоязычный, russkogovoryashchy, russkoyazychny) is literally a speaker of the Russian language either natively or by preference. At the same time the term is used in a more specialized meaning to describe the category of people whose cultural background is associated with Russian language regardless of ethnic and territorial distinctions. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1427x628, 53 KB) (user:BNWWF91) I made this Russophone map myself and i got my info from Ethnologue. ...
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Russian (Russian: , ) is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavonic languages. ...
Many refer to Russophones as "Russians". For example, Brighton Beach is often described as a "Russian community." In fact, the majority of Russophone Brighton Beach are ethnically Jewish Russian speakers that have resided not just in Russia, but in the Soviet Republics of Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, and others. A Russian-language bookstore under the elevated train tracks in Brighton Beach Newly built luxury co-ops on Brighton Beach Brighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. ...
The largest and most populous Russophone country is Russia, where the language originates. There are sizable Russophone communities in many neighbouring countries that were parts of the former Soviet Union, of which Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Latvia. Additionally, there are large Russophone immigrant communities in Israel and various parts of the United States.
There are an estimated 280 million Russophones worldwide.
Russophony is a controversial phenomenon. Throughout Russia and the former Soviet states, the languages of many different ethnic groups were suppressed by Russification, as Russian attained its status as a de facto language that unified the ethnic groups and that was used in all official and interstate affairs. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union the situation was reversed in the countries of the "Close Abroad" (ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye) — the term used in Russia for the post-Soviet states — where the use of Russian was discouraged, with the notable exceptions of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and parts of Moldova and Ukraine, where Russian is today an official language. The breakaway republics of Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Transnistria (Moldova) have also declared Russian as official in the territories under their control. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without...
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National anthem Aiaaira Official languages Abkhaz, with Russian having co-official status and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Sukhumi Capitals coordinates President Sergei Bagapsh Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab Independence – Declared – Recognition From Georgia 23 July 1992 none Currency Russian ruble Official...
Motto: For the right to live on this land[citation needed] Anthem: Anthem of Transnistria Capital (and largest city) Tiraspol Russian, Ukrainian, Moldovan Government Semi-presidential - President Igor Smirnov Independence from Moldova - Declared September 2, 1990 - Recognition unrecognized Area - Total 4,163 km² 1,607 sq mi - Water (%) 2. ...
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The beginning of continuous Russian settlement in what is now Estonia dates back to the late 17th century when several thousand Russian Old Believers, escaping religious persecution in Russia, settled in areas then controlled by Sweden near the western coast of Lake Peipus. ...
First small early East Slavic settlements in what is now Lithuania date back to late medieval ages when the first proto-Russian merchants and craftsmen began to permanently reside in several Lithuanian towns. ...
Rossiyane (in Cyrillic: РоÑÑиÑне) is a plural Russian term used in Russian demographics, ethnography, and politics to denote peoples living in the Russian Federation, or previously in the Russian Empire, or who otherwise consider Russia to be their home country, regardless of their ethnic background or religion. ...
References - Pål Kolstø, "The new Russian diaspora - an identity of its own? Possible identity trajectories for Russians in the former Soviet republic." Ethnic and Racial studies, July 1996, pp. 609-639
- Pål Kolstø, "The price of stability. Kazakhstani control mechanisms in a bipolar cultural and demographic situation", paper presented at conf. Democracy and Pluralism in the Muslim Areas of the Former Soviet Union at The Cummings Center, University of Tel Aviv, 7-9 November 1999 [1]
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