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Nikonov: Amount of Russian-speaking population has declined by at least 50 million in the last 25 years

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Nikonov: Amount of Russian-speaking population has declined by at least 50 million in the last 25 years


06.11.2017

Amount of people talking in Russian has declined by at least 50 million in the last quarter of the century, especially in the former Soviet republics and countries of the former Soviet camp, as per Chairman of the Committee on Education of the State Duma Vyacheslav Nikonov at the 11th Assembly of the Russkiy Mir Foundation that took place in Nizhny Novgorod.

“Almost all old generation from the USSR times has gone, - noted the chairman. New generation has grown in the course of these 25 years, and many of them don't know any Russian, unfortunately,” quotes Nikonov press-service of the State Duma the, TASS reports.

However, according to Nikonov, Russian language is gradually coming back. During last years it is widely studied in ex-Soviet Union republics and Eastern Europe because the knowledge of Russian widen up prospects and opportunities for a job placement.

Interest in Russian language grows also in countries of the far abroad, expert thinks. «In particular, the interest has raised in China. We do everything so that Russian language becomes available in countries where people haven't have an idea of what it is like, for example, in Indonesia and Nicaragua,» Nikonov marked. Russkiy Mir Foundation builds centers in diverse countries. As of now there are 115 centers all around the world. The last was created in Syria. Vyacheslav Nikonov has underlined that the Damascus center aims to promote Russian language throughout the education system of this country.

«There's an idea of creating Russkiy Mir offices in more than 160 educational institutions, except already existing Russian centers,» he has added.
Russian language, culture and heritage preservation in Russia and other countries was a hot topic of the round tables and discussions during the 11th Assembly of the Russkiy Mir.

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