| ID | 111950 |
| Title Proper | Compatriots and the status of the Russian language abroad |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sibilev, V |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ON OCTOBER 17-18, 2011, a World Thematic Conference of Compatriots called "On the Status of Russian Language in Foreign Countries" was held in Moscow under the aegis of the Government Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad (GCCLA). The conference, particularly such an extensive one, with 200 delegates from 91 countries and 80 guests from Russia in attendance, did not arise from scratch.
It was preceded by an interested and at times even fervent discussion of this topical issue at regional conferences of compatriots (I, for example, had occasion to participate in debates on this topic and understood from the discussion at the regional conference of compatriot associations of the Southern Caucasus in Krasnodar on September 22-23 of this year that the "great and powerful" [Russian language] enjoyed a far from favorable status in the CIS expanse), as well as at special round tables on the status of the Russian language held on the eve of the conference in Ukraine (Kiev), Kazakhstan (Almaty), and the Baltic states (Riga).1 |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.1; 2012: p.190-196 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 58, No.1; 2012: p.190-196 |
| Key Words | Russia ; Russian Language ; Foreign Countries |