Russian

Indo-European (Slavic)258 million totalCyrillic

RegionRussia/Central Asia

FamilyIndo-European (Slavic)

Speakers258 million total

ScriptCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

About Russian

The most geographically widespread language in Eurasia. The Cyrillic alphabet was created by disciples of Cyril and Methodius. Has 6 cases for nouns. One of the 6 official languages of the United Nations. Russian literature is considered among the worlds finest.

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