How many languages were spoken in the former Soviet Union? Did the USSR speak Russian?

Updated on military 2024-05-24
13 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    The former Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics.

    The official language of each SSR includes Russian. In addition to this, some SSRs had other official languages. For example, the official languages of the Armenian SSR are Armenian and Russian.

    Some SSRs also included a number of small autonomous republics. The official language of these autonomous republics includes Russian. In addition to this, some autonomous republics have other official languages.

    For example, the official languages of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Russian SSR include Karelian, Finnish, and Russian.

    Russian is the absolute dominant language in the former Soviet Union.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    Russian. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: abbreviated as "Soviet Union") was a federal socialist state that existed from 1922 to 1991[1] and was governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

    It consisted of 15 union republics with equal rights on the principle of voluntary union[53] and covered most of Eastern Europe. Borders with Norway, Finland, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Mongolia and North Korea; It is separated from Sweden, Japan, and the United States across the sea.

    After the victory of the October Revolution, the CPSU led the people to start large-scale socialist construction, which promoted the development of social productive forces, greatly improved its comprehensive national strength, and became the world's second largest economic body after the United States. [48] The Soviet Union entered World War II in 1941 with the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War,[51] occupying Berlin on April 30, 1945, and Nazi Germany surrendered on May 8 of the same year. [52] Together with the United States, they became the two most powerful countries in the world at the time, and were known as superpowers.

    The establishment of the Warsaw Pact by the Soviet Union in 1955 marked the full formation of the Cold War pattern. In the early 1980s, economic growth slowed and the country's strength gradually lagged behind that of the United States. At the end of the 1980s, Gorbachev carried out reforms to liberalize and democratize the country, but failed.

    On August 19, 1991, the August 19 Incident broke out in the Soviet Union. On December 25, Gorbachev resigned from his post and transferred power to Yeltsin, and the Soviet Union collapsed. The Soviet Union played a pivotal role on the world stage in the 20th century.

    In the field of science and technology, the Soviet aerospace industry and the United States kept pace, and a large number of scientific and technological forces and achievements were concentrated in cutting-edge sectors such as nuclear power, missiles, atomic energy, and space technology. Militarily, the Soviet Union maintained a large number of troops and equipment all year round, and had troops stationed in many places around the world. In terms of nuclear forces, it is at essentially the same level as the United States.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    Yes, the official language of the USSR during its existence (1922-1991) was Russian. The Soviet Union consisted of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries, and the majority of the population in these countries spoke Russian as the main language. In addition, the Soviet Union** considered other languages, such as Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, etc., as one of the official languages and promoted the use of these languages in their respective republics.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    Yes, the Soviet Union was once a multi-ethnic state, with Russians as the main ethnic group. Thus, in Soviet times, Russian was used as an official language and as a lingua franca. Although the Soviet Union no longer exists, Russian is still widely spoken and is an important official or native language in Russia and other countries.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    Yes, the official language of the USSR was Russian. Russophobis was established as the official language during the Soviet era and was widely spread and spoken throughout the territory of the Soviet Union. Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Russians and Ukrainians still consider Russian as their mother tongue, and Russian remains one of the important official languages in many countries and regions.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    There are also people in China who speak English, and normally they communicate in Russian.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and the local language and Russian are officially spoken according to the location.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    Multilingual. However, Stalin began to promote the Russian language throughout the Soviet Union.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-03

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    The answer to your question is as follows: in Soviet times, Russian was the official language of Ukraine and was widely spoken. Under the influence of the Soviet Union, the Russian language is used in the Ukrainian education system, in the documentation and in official settings.

    However, Ukraine, as a multi-ethnic country, also has its own official language - Ukrainian. The Ukrainian language was also used by the Ukrainian people during the Soviet era, and Ukrainian culture and literature were mainly expressed in Ukrainian. Despite the fact that the Ukrainian language was subjected to a certain degree of repression and discrimination during the Soviet era, Ukrainians have always worked hard to preserve and develop their language and culture.

    Was the first language of Ukraine during the Soviet era Russian.

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    The answer to your question is as follows: in Soviet times, Russian was the official language of Ukraine and was widely spoken. Under the influence of the Soviet Union, the Russian language is used in the Ukrainian education system, in the documentation and in official settings.

    However, Ukraine, as a multi-ethnic country, also has its own official language - Ukrainian. The Ukrainian language was also used by the Ukrainian people in the Soviet era, and Ukrainian culture and literature were mainly expressed in Ukrainian. Despite the fact that the Ukrainian language was subjected to a certain degree of repression and discrimination during the Soviet era, Ukrainians have always worked hard to preserve and develop their language and culture.

    So no. Russian is the second language of Ukraine, while Ukrainian is the first language. Among the population of Ukraine, the majority of the population is native Ukrainian speakers.

    However, during the Soviet period, due to political and historical factors, the Russian language was forcibly promoted and became the main language on many occasions. This has led to a certain degree of restriction and repression in the use of the Ukrainian language. Despite this, Ukrainians have been working hard to preserve and preserve the Ukrainian language, and have placed greater emphasis on its use and development after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    The 15 member states of the former Soviet Union: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova (Moldavia), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

    There is also a Karelian Finland. It was the territory of Finland that was invaded by the Soviet Union during the war with Finland and was later incorporated into Russia.

    CIS member states: Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    The East Slavic Four:

    1.Russian Federation, official language: Russian.

    2.Ukraine, Official Language: Ukrainian, Common Language:

    Russian 3Republic of Belarus, official language: Belarusian, lingua franca:

    Russian 4Republic of Moldavia, Official Languages: Romanian, Common Language:

    Russian-speaking Baltic states:

    1.Republic of Estonia, Official Language: Estonian, Common Language:

    Russian 2Republic of Latvia, Official Language: Latvian, Common Language:

    Russian 3Republic of Lithuania, Official Languages: Lithuanian, Common Language:

    Russian-speaking Transcaucasian countries:

    1.Republic of Georgia, Official Languages: Georgian, Lingua Franca:

    Russian 2Republic of Armenia, Official Languages: Armenian, Common Language:

    Russian 3Republic of Azerbaijan, Official Language: Azerbaijani, Common Language:

    Russian-speaking Central Asia:

    1.Republic of Kazakhstan, official language: Kazakh, lingua franca:

    Russian 2Kyrgyz Republic, Official Language: Kyrgyz, Common Language:

    Russian 3Republic of Turkmenistan, official language: Turkmen, lingua franca:

    Russian 4Republic of Uzbekistan, Official Language: Uzbek, Common Language:

    Russian 5Republic of Tajikistan, Official Languages: Tajik, Common Language:

    Russian three revoked republics:

    Karelia-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.

    Official languages: Karelian, Russian.

    On July 16, 1956, the Soviet Union announced the abolition of the Karelia-Finland Soviet Socialist Republic, which was incorporated into the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic at the same administrative level, and renamed the Karelian Autonomous Republic.

    2.Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic.

    Between 1922 and 1936 there was a Soviet republic that joined the Soviet Union, consisting of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and in the Soviet Union it was also referred to simply as Transcaucasia. The Transcaucasian Soviet Socialist Republic was further divided into three parts, the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, each of which became Soviet republics.

    3.Abkhaz SSR.

    Official languages: Abkhaz, Russian.

    The prototype of the Soviet regime, which broke away from Georgia and existed for a short time before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the later "Republic of Abkhazia". In 1990, the Abkhaz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as a union republic directly under the Soviet Union. When Georgia achieved independence in 1991, Abkhazia was part of the former.

  12. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    The current member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States are: the Russian Federation, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Tajikistan. Since the member states are all former Soviet republics, Russian is the lingua franca of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

    Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-30

    The fifteen former republics of the Soviet Union basically used their own national language as their official language.

    Armenian language: Armenian.

    Azerbaijani language: Azerbaijani.

    Belarusian languages: Belarusian, Russian.

    Estonian language: Estonian.

    Georgian language: Georgian.

    Kazakh languages: Kazakh, Russian.

    Kyrgyzstan language: Russian.

    Latvian language: Latvian.

    Lithuanian language: Lithuanian.

    Moldovan language: Moldovan.

    Tajik languages: Tajik; Russian.

    Language of Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan.

    Ukrainian language: Ukrainian.

    Language of Uzbekistan: Uzbek.

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