Russian language
Russian (russkii iazyk, russkiy yazyk, pronounced ['ruskjIj jI'zik] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union and former participants of the Eastern Bloc. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of the three living members of the East Slavic languages. Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards.
Where is Russian an official language?
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories
Russian (russkii iazyk, russkiy yazyk, pronounced ['ruskjIj jI'zik] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories.
an official language