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Russian ( ??????? ????, transliteration russkiy yazyk, Russian pronunciation&_160;['rusk??j j?'z?k], meaning 'Russian tongue (language)') is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of three living members of the East Slavic languages, the others being Belarusian and Ukrainian (and possibly Rusyn, in Ukraine considered a dialect of Ukrainian and recognized in some countries). Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards. Today, Russian is widely used outside Russia. Over a quarter of the world's scientific literature is published in Russian.[4] Russian is also a necessary accessory of world communications systems (broadcasts, air- and space communication, etc).[4] Because of the status of the Soviet Union as a superpower, Russian had great political importance in the 20th century and was widely taught in primary and higher education as a foreign language in many countries all over the world[vague][citation needed]. Hence, the language is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Russian distinguishes between consonant phonemes with palatal secondary articulation and those without, the so-called soft and hard sounds. This distinction is found between pairs of almost all consonants and is one of the most distinguishing features of the language. Another important aspect is the reduction of unstressed vowels, which is somewhat similar to that of English. Stress, which is unpredictable, is not normally indicated orthographically[5] though, according to the Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, an optional acute accent (???? ????????) may, and sometimes should, be used to mark stress (such as to distinguish between otherwise identical words or to indicate the proper pronunciation of uncommon words or names). Russian is a Slavic language in the Indo-European family. From the point of view of the spoken language, its closest relatives are Ukrainian and Belarusian, the other two national languages in the East Slavic group. In many places in eastern Ukraine and Belarus, these languages are spoken interchangeably, and in certain areas traditional bilingualism resulted in language mixture, e.g. Surzhyk in eastern Ukraine and Trasianka in Belarus. An East Slavic Old Novgorod dialect, although vanished during the fifteenth or sixteenth century, is sometimes considered to have played a significant role in the formation of the modern Russian language.[citation needed]
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1. The Russian brides bandwagon
November 01, 2009
If you have decided to look into the Russian brides phenomena and have been searching the web you have probably read all about Russian brides. You probably think it is strange why so many western men are so eager to spend money and time to bring themselves a Russian bride to their country for marriage, despite the language barrier and cultural differences. Nevertheless, if you have been taking a closer look at Russian women, you will grasp why they attract Western men. First and foremost, Russian women are traditionally very family orientated they have traditional family values have been pas... (read more)
Author: english Russian hendrick
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2. The Russian brides craze
October 26, 2009
Throughout the world Russian women are known for their outstanding beauty, intelligence, strong character and resilience. No doubtly the reason why western men from all over the world search for Russian brides to marry. Although statistically marriages between Western men and Russian women far outlast local marriages, it is no easy task to make long lasting relations with your Russian bride, especially when she speaks a different language and comes from a very different culture. It requires a lot of hard work on both sides and respect and understanding from both partners.. So for any men sear... (read more)
Author: english Russian hendrick
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3. Russian girls are perfect wifes
October 19, 2009
If you have already discovered the benefits of online dating, you have probably heard about Russian wives. You may have found it strange that so many men are willing and ready to spend a lot of money to bring a foreign wife to their motherland and struggle with language and cultural differences. But if you have a closer look at Russian females, you will understand why they draw overseas males. The first thing is that these ladies still hold "conventional" values. Russian ladies aspire to have a family and kids. They want to be wives and mothers. They are willing to take care of their life par... (read more)
Author: Steven Aleksis
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4. The Best Ways To Learning A Foreign Language
October 09, 2009
For people trying to learn Portuguese, learn Russian, or any other language that is not very common, can prove to become quite a task, because there are not many truly effective solutions available. Well at least not free and not cheap for that matter. The benefits that individuals interested to learn Russian or learn Portuguese are numerous if they intend to relocate to one of the countries in which more rare languages like these are spoken. Most natives from around the world frown upon foreigners that settle in their country and do not make any effort whatsoever to learn the local language, ... (read more)
Author: Fabiola Groshan
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5. Tattoo Sanskrit Unique and Significant In Style
September 18, 2009
Tattoo Sanskrit is high in design and becomes the number one fashion accessory within hip hop culture. Most of the top ranked and number one celebrities use these tattoos for fashion and status symbol and they give preference Sanskrit, in spite of any other design and symbol of tattoo such as tattoo Russian, tattoo Latin and tattoo Greek. All these tattoo are also in fashion but not as much as the Sanskrit one. They are famous because it belongs to the dead language, therefore it’s meaning never change or modified rather then any other language and people love these tattoo rather then any othe... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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6. "How to translate English to Spanish Sentence"?
September 02, 2009
Why learn Spanish of all languages?
Why not Italian, French, or even Russian, because it seems to be the most practical language to have these days living in the US.
With an ever-expanding Latin American population, being able to speak a language that is becoming so widely used would be an invaluable asset. Schools are even becoming bi-lingual and Spanish is stressed.
Learn Spanish with SpanishPod
There are even parts of the country; Miami springs to mind, where there are most likely more people for whom Spanish is their first language than there are people who are n... (read more)
Author: Daniel Abraham
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