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Russian

vr.tr.russian · INF.MED

Let an agent handle Russian by grammar, script, varieties, learning resources and status, attributing positions on language policy to their sources.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle Russian by grammar, script, varieties, learning resources and status, attributing positions on language policy to their sources.

An East Slavic language written in the Cyrillic script, spoken as a first or second language by well over two hundred million people, official in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and one of the six official languages of the United Nations; its status in other countries varies and is in some cases politically contested.

What it is for: Communication, literature, science and international relations.

It can be explain Cyrillic script and pronunciation; find learning resources and exams; find official status by country with sources; translate with attention to register.

Distinguishing features

East Slavic language

Cyrillic script

Rich case system

UN official language

What it looks like

Cyrillic text with letters such as ya, sh and the soft sign.

How it is recognised

Cyrillic alphabet

Six grammatical cases

Ukrainian and Belarusian are related separate languages

Related models

is a kind of - category

East Slavic language

is written in - script

Cyrillic script

is related to - related languages

Ukrainian and Belarusian

is spoken by - people

Russians

In practice

Families and kinds

standard Russian

regional varieties

Russian in diaspora communities

historical Old Russian

Identifiers

ISO 639-1 ru language code

ISO 639-3 rus language code

Standards and regulation

National language laws

UN official language arrangements

TORFL (TRKI) exams

Failure modes and hazards

Conflating language with nationality or politics

Unattributed claims on language policy

Transliteration inconsistency

Also called

Russian language in JapanRussian language in the United StatesRussian language in BelarusRussian language in FinlandRussian language in MongoliaRussian language in GeorgiaRussian language in TransnistriaRussian language in ArmeniaRussian language in KyrgyzstanRussian language in TajikistanRussian language in TurkmenistanRussian language in CanadaRussian langiage in MoldovaRussian language in IsraelRussian language in UkraineRussian language in LaosRussian language in EstoniaRussian language in LatviaRussian language in LithuaniaRussian language in SerbiaRussian language in UzbekistanRussian language in PolandRussian language in RussiaRussian language in ChinaRussian language in RomaniaRussian language in AzerbaijanRussian language in BulgariaRussian language in AlaskaRussian language in CrimeaRussenorskSladkoyazychiyeBelgorod DialectCheboksary regional dialect of the Russian languageRussian standard languagePomor dialectsNorthern RussianSouthern RussianRussian orthography before 1918Alaskan RussianLake Peipus dialect

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Language Structure.

Grammar and script.

Script

Cyrillic.

Script

Cyrillic script.

  1. How are these Cyrillic letters pronounced and transliterated? definition
  2. Which transliteration standard applies? provenance

Grammar

Cases and aspect.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. How do cases and verb aspect work in Russian? definition
  2. Which grammar reference is reliable? provenance
Status Official status.

Status varies.

Countries

Legal status.

Countries

Legal status by country.

  1. What legal status does Russian have in this country, according to its laws? provenance
  2. Has it changed recently? provenance

Contested

Language policy debates.

Contested

Language policy debates.

  1. What positions exist on Russian language policy here, and who holds them? provenance
  2. Is the summary neutral and attributed? boundary
Learning Studying Russian.

Learners need resources.

Resources

Courses.

Resources

Learning resources.

  1. Which resources suit this learner level? action
  2. How can cases be practised? action

Exams

Certificates.

Exams

Exams.

  1. Which certificates, such as TORFL levels, fit this goal? provenance
  2. Where can they be taken? provenance
Use Translation and data.

Use needs care.

Translation

Register.

Translation

Translation.

  1. Should formal vy or informal ty be used in this translation? boundary
  2. Which terms differ regionally? definition

Speakers

Statistics.

Speakers

Speaker numbers.

  1. How many speakers are there, according to recent sources? provenance
  2. First or second language? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should Russian in each country be a separate entry?
  • How should speaker figures be sourced?
  • How should transliteration schemes be linked?
Draft as JSON