Russian
How many people are native Russian speakers?
About 150 million people speak Russian natively, mostly in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. It is the most spoken native language in Europe.
How many people speak Russian in the world?
Nearly 260 million speak Russian worldwide, with many speakers residing in Kazakhstan and other neighbouring former Soviet countries.
Origins of Russian
Russian is an East Slavic language from the Indo-European family. In its spoken form it is most similar to Ukrainian but differs in its written form.
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