Non-Russian Languages under Threat Now More than They Were in Soviet Times

Staunton, December 8 – Vladimir Putin says he is concerned about “the defense and development of linguistic culture,” but he is advancing policies that threaten the future of the non-Russian languages of the country even more than they were hurt by the Russianizing and Russifying policies of the Soviet government.

 
Not only are he and other Russian officials now referring to such languages by

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Non-Russian Languages under Threat Now More than They Were in Soviet Times