[EDLING:278] Russia seeks to promote the Russian language

[Francis M. Hult]

The International Herald Tribune

Russia seeks to promote the Russian language

MOSCOW: Russia has opened a campaign to promote the national language after 
almost two decades of retreat, hoping to match the country's increasing 
economic and political confidence.

The Kremlin believes it can start rebuilding the credibility of Russian as a 
means of communication outside its borders, with business, and not Communist, 
ideology driving the revival.

In Moscow last week, ministers announced a series of plans, like expansion of 
an international cultural foundation comparable with Germany's Goethe Institute 
or the Alliance Française.

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