The language of Russia (and spoken much of the former Soviet Union).
Russian can stress any syllable in a word to change its meaning and is distinctive in sound.
Station
identification: "Govorit Mocba", pronounced Govoree't
Moskva
| Name | Where spoken | Language Family | How many (000s) |
| Russian | CIS | Indo-European (Balto-Slavic) | 130-150m |
Table source: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, David Ctystal, Cambridge University Press
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