Russian
Spoken language
Russian is an East Slavic language, spoken primarily in Russia. It is the native language of the Russians and belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is one of four living East Slavic languages, and is also a part of the larger... Wikipedia
Language families: Indo-European languages, Slavic languages, East Slavic languages, and more
Early forms: Proto-Indo-European: Proto-Balto-Slavic > Proto-Slavic > Old East Slavic
Native speakers: L1: 150 million (2020 census); L2: 110 million (2020 census)
Native to: Russia, other areas of the Russian-speaking world
Writing system: Cyrillic (Russian alphabet); Russian Braille