Russian Language Proficiency in the Post-Soviet Countries: Dynamics from 1989 to 2010
https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712102004X
Abstract
The Russian language performs important communicative, humanitarian, cultural, and economic functions in the modern world. However, the Russian-speaking population within the former Soviet Union is rapidly declining nowadays. The aim of the study is to identify the factors that influence the dynamics of Russian language proficiency in young countries. First of all, this is a demographic factor. It is reflected in a significant reduction in the number of the Russian population as a whole and its migration outflow from the countries near abroad. This process takes place against the background of the demographic restructuring of the post-Soviet space, where there is a redistribution of the population between countries in favor of those that traditionally had a lower level of Russian language proficiency. The high status of the Russian language in a number of neighboring countries has a positive impact on the dynamics of Russian language proficiency. The study revealed another important factor that affects the Russian language proficiency of the non-Russian population, including the titular peoples of the young states. Russian-speaking regions and countries in general, where a relatively high proportion of Russians remains, are characterized by an increased proportion of the non-Russian population who are fluent in Russian. In case of further reduction of the Russian population in the neighboring countries, even the high status of the Russian language will not be able to prevent there the decrease of the population who are fluent in Russian.
About the Authors
A G. Manakov
Pskov State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. G. Khokhrin
Pskov State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Manakov A.G., Khokhrin A.G. Russian Language Proficiency in the Post-Soviet Countries: Dynamics from 1989 to 2010. Proceedings of the Russian Geographical Society. 2021;153(2):3-17. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S086960712102004X
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