The inaugural ministerial conference of the International Organization for the Russian Language was held in Moscow on Wednesday, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in Crimea and raised in Kherson, journalist Yevheniia Virlych grew up speaking both Ukrainian and Russian in her daily life.

A new educational initiative titled "In the Language of Good" has been launched in Moscow, focusing on the personalities, ideas and intellectual traditions that shaped the emergence of a common ...

The FINANCIAL — Russian has started becoming popular again, ever since the new government promised to restore economic, cultural and political relations with its previously-hostile neighbour. From the ...

June 6 was declared International Russian language day by the United Nations in 2010 to coincide with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin, considered the father of modern Russian literature. In terms of ...

In late 2025, Russia launched a new Russian-language television channel in Kyrgyzstan, aiming to extend the reach of Kremlin-friendly messaging in Central Asia. The initiative highlights the enduring ...

Vladimir Putin's claimed protection of the Russian language and rights of Russian-speaking Ukrainians were his key justifications for the invasion of Ukraine. Yet In response, many Ukrainians in ...

A recent incident at a school in Uzbekistan between a teacher and a sixth-grader who asked her why she didn't speak Russian in a Russian class has led to heated statements between Russian and Uzbek ...