This method of calculating record ownership differs. from the method a U.S. domestic issuer is permitted to. use in its determination of the number of record owners. for purposes of Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, which. counts only record owners and not beneficial owners. holding securities in street name.
The closest relatives of Russian are Ukrainian and Belarussian, which you will be able to understand on a basic level after learning Russian. Knowing Russian will make it easier for you to speak any other Slavic language, eg. Polish, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian or Slovene.
In Tajikistan Russian is the language of inter-ethnic communication under the Constitution of Tajikistan. 28% of the population was fluent in Russian in 2006, and 7% used it as the main language with family, friends or at work. The World Factbook notes that Russian is widely used in government and business.