Russian

Russian is a East Slavic language. It is one of the most used languages in the world.
==Geographic Distribution==
===Official Language in===
* Autonomous Republic of Crimea
* Belarus
* Georgia (Abkhazia, South Ossetia)
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Moldova (Gagauzia, Trabsbustrua)
* Norway (Russian Economic Zone in Spitsbergen)
* Romania (some municipalities in Tulcea and Constanta)
* Russia
* Tajikistan
* Ukraine
** Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
** Kharkiv Oblast
** Kherson Oblast
** Mykolaiv Oblast
** Odessa Oblast
=== Recognised minority language in ===
* Armenia
* Czech Republic
* Finland
* Moldova
* Norway (Sør-Varanger)
* Poland
* Romania (Tulcea County, Constanta County)
* Slovakia
* Turkmenistan
* Ukraine
** Autonomous Republic of Crimea
** Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
** Donetsk Oblast
** Kharkiv Oblast
** Kherson Oblast
** Luhansk Oblast
** Mykolaiv Oblast
** Odessa Oblast
** Sevastopol
** Zaporizhia Oblast
* United States (New York)
* Uzbekistan
Category:Languages
Category:Indo-European languages
Category:Balto-Slavic languages
Category:Slavic languages
Category:East Slavic languages
Category:Languages of Europe
Category:Lingua franca