Russian

Russian- русский
History of the Russian Language - История русского языка

The modern language now uses six case forms, being nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, and prepositional.  These cases are used in the singular and plural of nouns and adjectives, to express a perfect aspect as well as a an imperfect aspect of a verb.

Russian has several dialects, being divided into the Northern group that stretches from St. Petersburg east towards and across Siberia.  The Southern group is found in most of central and southern Russia, and the final group is Central, ranging between the Northern and Southern groups.  Modern written Russian is based upon the Central dialect near Moscow, but it also has the basic consonant system of the Northern dialect and from the Southern dialect is the vowel system.  It is hard to find a difference between these three dialects, unlike the major differences between most other European languages.  

It wasn't until the Middle Russian period, ranging from the late 13th to the early 16th century,  that Russian and other East Slavic languages, such as Ukrainian and Belarusian, diverge noticeable.  When studying the History of Russian, the term Old Russian is generally applied to the more common East Slavic language that was used before this time of divergence.  

Heavily influenced by Old Church Slavonic and the westernizing policies of Tsar Peter the Great in the 18th century, who took many words from western Europe and incorporated them into Russian, the language has strong cultural influences from the outside.  Even the great poet Aleksandr Pushkin was a great influence on the development of Russian.  It was in his writings that he combined colloquial and Church Sloavonic styles, putting an end to the controversy that had developed on the subject of which style of the Russian language was best to use for literary purposes.  
(The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009)

After Tsar Peter brought in western influences into the language, Mikhail Lomonosov compiled a normalizing grammar book in 1755.  It wasn't until 1783 that the Russian Academy published the first explanatory Russian dictionary.  At the end of the 18th and 19th centuries, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation of the Russian language was stabilized and standardized, thanks to the "Golden Age" of Russian literature.  It then became the nationwide literary language, as well as making the literature of the age world-famous.  

Up until the 20th century, the language's spoken form was the language only found among the upper noble class and the urban population.  Russian peasants continued to speak in their own dialects, but by the mid-20th century these dialects were killed due to the introduction of the compulsory education system that the Soviet Government implemented.  There are still nonstandard dialect features, but these are more found in colloquial speech, as we would know as "slang".  
(Russian Language, 2017)

Where in the World can Russian be found - Где найти Русский

Countries where Russian is an official language is the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.  Russian is used as an official language in governmental or business functions in Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.  It is also used as a de facto language in Turkmenistan.
(List of Territorial Entities, 2017) 

What states in the US have a large Russian population - США

These states and cities have the largest percentage of those that claim Russian ancestery or have migrated from Russia itself.

Alaska:  Nikolaevsk, Big Delta, Deltana, Anchorage, Chicken, Anchor Point, Ouzinkie, Homer, Egegik, Willow, Delta Junction, Pedro Bay, Port Lions

West Virginia: Lochgelly,

New York:  Roslyn Estates, Hewlett Harbor, East Hills, Kensington, Sharon Springs, Brooklyn, Brighton Beach, Queens, The Bronx, New York City, Jericho

Maryland:  Pikesville, Owing Mills, Potomac

Washington:  Peaceful Valley, East Whatcom, Seattle, Samus, Evans, Odessa, Hay, Beaver,

North Dakota:  Wishek, Napoleon, Zeeland, Fredonia, Raleigh, Richardton, Ashley, Glen Ullin, New Leipzig, Strasburg, Gackle, Butte, Linton, Hague, Lehr, Streeter, Hebron, Balta, Flasher, Mandan, Golden Valley

South Dakota:  Eureka, Hosmer, Rockham, Herreid, Bowdle, Delmont, Loela, Mound City, Java, Roscoe, Tolstoy

Ohio:  Beachwood, Cleveland,

Pennsylvania:  Penn Wynne, Mayfield, Schaefferstown, Belleville, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Pocono Manor, Bairdford, Sprankle Mills,

California:  West Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fish Camp, Twin Bridges,

Kentucky:  West Buechel,

New Jersey:  Trenton, Fair Lawn,

Texas:  Salt Flat,

Wyoming:  Leiter,

(Team, ZipAtlas.com, 2017)

What jobs in the US require Russian - Работа

Customer Service:

• Consumer Services Specialist in New York, NY
• Complaints adjuster in Dallas, TX
• Tray Server in Milwaukee, WI

Business:

• Office Assistant in New York, NY
• Evaluation Coordinator in Brooklyn, NY
• Outside Sales Representative in Queens, NY
• Front Desk Administrator in Lynn, MA
• Accommodation Service Executive in Bellevue, WA

Healthcare:

• Nurse Practitioner in Brooklyn, WI
• Physician Assistant in Brooklyn, WI
• Compliance Analyst in Miami, FL
• Home Hospice Nurse in Saint Albans, NY

Communications:

• Internet Researcher
• Logistics Coordinator in Kearny, NJ
• Intelligence Analyst in Charollotesville, VA

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