Why Has the Number of Russian Speakers Declined So Rapidly

question 57

Multiple Choice

Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?

• A) There has been a significant decline in reproductive rates in Russian countries and there are fewer and fewer people to speak the language.
• B) So many Russians have emigrated from their homeland that there is very little linguistic basis for the population today.
• C) After the break-up of the Soviet Union, many countries have chosen to substitute their own indigenous languages and replace Russian.
• D) Russians are very protective of their language and will not allow other countries to use it.
• E) Russian is a difficult language and few people are able to learn it.

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