'''Russian''' (''Russkiy'') is a [[Slavic|Slavic language]] spoken in [[Russia]] and the former Soviet republics. It is spoken by over 200 million people worldwide.
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'''Russian''' (''Русский язык''; ''Russkiy yazyk'') is a [[Slavic|Slavic language]] spoken in [[Russia]] and the former Soviet republics. It is spoken by over 200 million people worldwide.