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First of all, Cyrillic (what you call "the Russian alphabet" is not originally Russian, it is rather Bulgarian.

At the modern time, Cyrillic is used by the following languages:

1) some of Southern Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) - modern Serbian uses both Cyrillic and Latin interchangeably;

2) all Eastern Slavic languages: Russian, Belorussian, Ukrainian;

3) During the Soviet era, all the national republics of the former USSR (which became independent states after 1991) used Cyrillic for their national languages, with the exception of Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian (they have always been using Latin), and with the exception of Georgian and Armenian (either of those two languages has its own traditional script).

After the dissolution of the USSR, some of the newly independent nations switched to using Latin: Moldavian (often believed to be a dialect of Romanian), Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek and Karakalpak (an ethnical minority language in Uzbekistan).

However, some of the former USSR nations are still using Cyrillic: Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik.

Ukrainian and Belorussian, being Eastern Slavic languages, use Cyrillic traditionally (see 2).

4) all the ethnical minority languages of the Russian Federation:

Iranian languages (Ossetian);

Turkic languages (Tatar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Yakut, Tuvan, Altay, Khakas, Balkar, Karachay, Kumyk, Nogai and some others);

Mongolic languages (Buryat, Kalmyk);

Tungusic languages (Even, Evenk, Nanai, Udege);

Uralic languages (Mordvin, Mari, Udmurt, Komi, Karelian, Khanty, Mansi and some others);

Samoyedic languages (Nenets, Selkup);

Northwest Caucasian languages (Abaza, Adyghe, Kabardian) including Abkhaz which is spoken outside of the Russian Federation;

Northeast Caucasian languages (Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Dargwa, Lak, Lezgian, Tabassaran and other languages of Dagestan);

Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages (Chukchi, Koryak, Itelmen);

Eskimo-Aleut languages (Aleut, Yupik);

Separate isolated languages of Siberia (Ket, Yukagur, Nivkh)

- the list maybe incomplete.

5) Cyrillic has been used outside of the USSR area by Mongolian language since 1921, and is currently in use in Mongolia.

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First of all, Cyrillic (what you call "the Russian alphabet" is not originally Russian, it is rather Bulgarian.

At the modern time, Cyrillic is used by the following languages:

1) some of Southern Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) - modern Serbian uses both Cyrillic and Latin interchangeably;

2) all Eastern Slavic languages: Russian, Belorussian, Ukrainian;

3) During the Soviet era, all the national republics of the former USSR (which became independent states after 1991) used Cyrillic for their national languages, with the exception of Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian (they have always been using Latin), and with the exception of Georgian and Armenian (either of those two languages has its own traditional script).

After the dissolution of the USSR, some of the newly independent nations switched to using Latin: Moldavian (often believed to be a dialect of Romanian), Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek and Karakalpak (an ethnical minority language in Uzbekistan).

However, some of the former USSR nations are still using Cyrillic: Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik.

Ukrainian and Belorussian, being Eastern Slavic languages, use Cyrillic traditionally (see 2).

4) all the ethnical minority languages of the Russian Federation:

Iranian languages (Ossetian);

Turkic languages (Tatar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Yakut, Tuvan, Altay, Khakas, Balkar, Karachay, Kumyk, Nogai and some others);

Mongolic languages (Buryat, Kalmyk);

Tungusic languages (Even, Evenk, Nanai, Udege);

Uralic languages (Mordvin, Mari, Udmurt, Komi, Karelian, Khanty, Mansi and some others);

Samoyedic languages (Nenets, Selkup);

Northwest Caucasian languages (Abaza, Adyghe, Kabardian) including Abkhaz which is spoken outside of the Russian Federation;

Northeast Caucasian languages (Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Dargwa, Lak, Lezgian, Tabassaran and other languages of Dagestan);

Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages (Chukchi, Koryak, Itelmen);

Eskimo-Aleut languages (Aleut, Yupik);

Separate isolated languages of Siberia (Ket, Yukagur, Nivkh)

- the list maybe incomplete.

5) Cyrillic has been used outside of the USSR area by Mongolian language since 1921, and is currently in use in Mongolia.

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There is only one official language in Russia and that is Russian but there are over 100 minority languages spoken in Russia today (with the most popular being English)

Russia is the largest country in the world and has a large diversity of ethnic groups, languages and customs. Some of the languages other than Russian are - Khalkha-Buryat, Even/Lamut, Evenki/Tungus, Nanai, Udehe, Chuvash, Altay, Yakut, Uygur, Bashkir, Tartar, Erzya, Ingrian, Karelian, Livonian, Mari/Cheremis, Moksha, Mordvin, Veps, Votic, Komi/Zyrian, Komi-Permyak, Saami, Udmurt/Votyak, Enets, Nenets, Nganasan, Selkup, Khanty/Ostyak, Mansi/Vogul, and these are just the Altaic and Uralic languages, many of which are very localised and spoken only by small groups.

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Although Russian is the only federally official language of the Russian Federation, there are several other officially-recognized languages within Russia's various constituencies. This is a list of languages that are official only in certain parts of Russia (the language family in which the language belongs is given in parentheses).

  1. Abaza (Northwest Caucasian; in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic)
  2. Adyghe (Northwest Caucasian; in the Republic of Adygea)
  3. Altay (Turkic; in the Altai Republic)
  4. Avar (Northeast Caucasian; in the Republic of Dagestan)
  5. Bashkir (Turkic; in the Republic of Bashkortostan)
  6. Buryat (Mongolic; in Agin-Buryat Okrug and the Buryat Republic)
  7. Chechen (Northeast Caucasian; in the Chechen Republic)
  8. Chukchi (Chukotko-Kamchatkan; in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug)
  9. Chuvash (Turkic; in the Chuvash Republic)
  10. Erzya (Uralic; in the Republic of Mordovia)
  11. Ingush (Northeast Caucasian; in the Republic of Ingushetia)
  12. Kabardian (Northwest Caucasian; in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and Karachay-Cherkess Republic)
  13. Kalmyk (Mongolic; in the Republic of Kalmykia)
  14. Karachay-Balkar (Turkic; in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic and Karachay-Cherkess Republic)
  15. Khakas (Turkic; in the Republic of Khakassia)
  16. Khanty (Uralic; in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
  17. Komi-Zyrian (Uralic; in the Komi Republic)
  18. Mansi (Uralic; in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug)
  19. Mari (Uralic; in the Mari El Republic)
  20. Moksha (Uralic; in the Republic of Mordovia)
  21. Nenets (Uralic; in Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
  22. Nogai (Turkic; in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic)
  23. Ossetic (Indo-European; in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania)
  24. Tatar (Turkic; in the Republic of Tatarstan)
  25. Tuvan (Turkic; in the Tuva Republic)
  26. Udmurt (Uralic; in the Udmurt Republic)
  27. Yakut (Turkic; in the Sakha Republic)

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The primary and official language of Russia is Russian. However there are some 35 other languages that have official status in one or more regions of Russia.

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Most of the residents of Russia speak the Russian language. Other languages spoken in Russia include German, French, and English.
Russian, German Belorussian and Ukrainian
the aofical language of russia is Russian
Russian.
Russian.
Russian obviously...
Yes,Ukrainian,Tartar,English and Polish.
They speak English
Russian obviously.
A great many languages are spoken in Russia and the former USSR due to the many and varied diversity of its people. The official language is Russian which is taught to all school children in addition to any local languages. The Russian alphabet is Cyrillic.
Russian
Russian and English.
Russian.
Russian language
Russian
salvik and Russian

  • Russian

Russian
More then 100 (if not to count plenty of dialect forms of this languages). But to be true, you can hear in Russia almost any of languages, because this country is one of the most significant players in world politics and commerce.
Russian and English.
Of all the languages of Russia, Russian is the only official language. 27 different languages are considered official languages in various regions of Russia, along with Russian. There are over 100 minority languages spoken in Russia today. Also a lot of minority language are in danger of extinction.
Russian =)
In general, Russians speak Russian. It uses the cyrillic alphabet (derived from greek), although the language itself is more slavic in origin.
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About 100
Russians speak Russian.
Most Russian people speak Russian.
Russian is the official language, but there are 27 others in various regions
papito language
Slavic
Russian
Russian. (Pruski.)
Russian
Russian is the official language but there are 27 other languages in Russia because of diversity.
Russian.
Russians speak mainly Russian.
Russian is most common.
russian
They speak the Russian language obviously.

Russian, and most other slavic languages belong to the Indo-European family of languages.
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There are thousands of languages spoken worldwide. Some of the most widely spoken languages include English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Hindi, and Arabic. Language diversity is a rich aspect of human culture and communication.

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