85% of russian population speaks full-proper Russian
German is spoken by a small minority in Russia, particularly in historical German settlements in regions like Volga, Siberia, and the Caucasus. However, Russian is the predominant language spoken in Russia.
when you say the most common Russian do you mean varient of the Russian language? because I you do it's Russian because Russian is spoke both in Russia and Belarus and also in parts of Ukraine
If you spoke French in Russia, most of the people would not understand a word you said. Unless they also spoke French.
100 percent. the people only spoke italian.
The Russian immigrants spoke Russian.
Right after the cold war. Economic interests spoke louder.
It increased.
For several hundred years, the Royal Court in Moscow used French as the language of choice, instead of Russian. This was true for the entire aristocratic classes in Russia. This was a step to bring Russia to standards set by the more advanced nations in Western Europe. May nobles also spoke German.
Stalin spoke Georgian as his mother tongue as he was from Georgia. He also spoke Russian but it was with a Georgian accent.
Alexandra was the wife of the Tsar. She was german-born but spoke English. She was highly influenced by Rasputin and tried to rule Russia for herself instead of letting her husband Nicholas the Tsar do it.
Mila Kunis. She was born in Ukraine. Natalie Wood also spoke Russian
It's hard to say, but since Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union, citizens had to use Russian. Therefore, almost every citizen of Lithuania who is in his thirties or older speaks Russian. The new generation however, mainly speaks in English (as well as Lithuanian of course). My estimate is 60%-80%