Moscow is seeking a law that would make Russian the second state language in Azerbaijan, or at least make its status of lingua franca official. Azerbaijani authorities rule out granting Russian ...

A center of the Czech language and culture was opened at the Baku Slavic University on Wednesday. "I believe the establishment of this center will serve to spread of the Czech language and culture in ...

Russian is a state language in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, while in Kazakhstan it is considered an official language. The distinction is largely symbolic. In most former Soviet republics, however, Russian ...