The Russian language by far dominates the Russian culture, and I would not count other modern languages spoken in the Russian Federation. Most native speakers of Russian do not understand any of those languages, even though they can recognize spoken and written English and know a few hundred English words. read more
I love to read about the language and its culture(s) as much as I love studying the language itself and in studying culture, I am able to create more ties between myself and the language. read more