- See also Russophone (novel)
A Russophone (or russophone; Russian: русскоговорящий, русскоязычный, russkogovoryashchy, russkoyazychny, also Russian-speaking) is literally a speaker of the Russian language either natively or by preference. Russophone (Русскоговорящий Russkogovoryashchy) is a novel of the Russian writer Denis Gutsko ( Moscow, Vagrius Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages 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.
The largest and most populous Russophone country is Russia, where the language originates from. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending There are sizable Russophone communities in many neighbouring countries that were parts of the former Soviet Union, of which Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Estonia and Latvia. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Additionally, there are large Russophone immigrant communities in Israel and various parts of the United States, Canada and Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
There are an estimated 280 million Russophones worldwide.
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Russian population in post-Soviet states
Russophony in the post-Soviet states is a controversial phenomenon. The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent nations that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 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 Soviet nation and was used exclusively in all official and interstate affairs. Russification (in Russian: русификация rusifikátsiya)is an adoption of the Russian language or some other Russian attribute (whether voluntarily After the dissolution of the Soviet Union this situation was reversed in the countries of the "Near Abroad" (ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye) — the term used in Russia for the post-Soviet states — and the use of Russian was discouraged, with the notable exceptions of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan where Russian remains today an official language. The Soviet Union 's collapse into independent nations began early in 1985 The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent nations that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан The breakaway republics of Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Transnistria (Moldova) have also declared Russian as official in the territories under their control. Abkhazia (Аҧсны Apsny აფხაზეთი Apkhazeti or Abkhazeti Абха́зия Abhazia) is a De facto Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between South Ossetia ( or; Хуссар Ирыстон Xussar Iryston; Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya; სამხრეთი ოსეთი Samxreti Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian
See also
- Russians in Ukraine
- Russians in Kazakhstan
- Post-Soviet states
- -phone
- History of Russians in Latvia
- History of Russians in Estonia
- History of Russians in Lithuania
References
- Pål Kolstø, "The new Russian diaspora - an identity of its own? Possible identity trajectories for Russians in the former Soviet republic. Russians in Ukraine form the largest minority in the country and the community forms the largest single Russian diaspora in the world There has been a substantial population of Russians in Kazakhstan since the 19th century The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent nations that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Russians have been the largest ethnic minority in Latvia for many centuries " 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]
- Autin, Claire, «Les États baltes. Le défi des minorités russophones», Géographie et cultures, No. 38, 2001 :5-24
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