Belarus (state) Kazakhstan (official) Kyrgyzstan (official) Tajikistan (inter-ethnic communication) Canada:
Moldova:
Partially recognized states: Abkhazia(official) South Ossetia(state)Unrecognised states: Transnistria (official)Former states: Soviet Union (De facto, official since 1990; defunct state)Organizations:
CISWarsaw Pact (defunct)
CMEA (defunct)GUAM
OSCEATS
Ukraine (minority)
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Russian (Russian: русский язык, transliteration: russkiy yaz'ik) is a Slavic language. It is the main language spoken in Russia. It is also spoken by many people in other parts of the former Soviet Union, such as in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkmenistan and Estonia.