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Russian Language Use In The United States: Demographics And Implications, Julie Brock
Russian Language Use In The United States: Demographics And Implications, Julie Brock
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As a large nation covering 1/9 of the Earth’s surface, Russia and its language necessarily draw linguistic attention. Between the time of the Russian Revolution (1917) until now, Russian speakers (both from Russia itself and former Soviet territories) immigrated to the United States in four or five waves. Russian is currently identified as one of the world’s Critical Languages, according to the U.S. State Department. U.S. Census data indicate that Russian language spoken in respondents’ homes increased by 393% between 1980-2010, with just under a million people speaking Russian in their homes in 2011. English language use among this population …
Russian Folk Art By Alison Hilton (Review), Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Russian Folk Art By Alison Hilton (Review), Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby
Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures Faculty Publications
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