<div dir="ltr"><div style="" class="">Lawmaker:
Some foreign elites carry out deliberate policy of repressing Russian
language<br><br> Russian Politics & Diplomacy
December 25, 13:00 UTC+3
<br><br>This can be described as a violation of fundamental norms and rules and
of morals, State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin
Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin
Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin
© Alexander Shalgin/Russian State Duma Press Office/TASS
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MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. Some political elites abroad are carrying
out a deliberate policy of repressing the Russian language, State Duma
Speaker Sergey Naryshkin said in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV channel
broadcast on Friday.
"We can say that there are obstacles, sometimes maybe even from separate
political groups or political elites of several countries, there are
even elements of a deliberate policy of repressing the Russian language
and, consequently, on violating the rights of citizens that think and
talk in Russian. Of course, this can be described as a violation of
fundamental norms and rules and of morals," Naryshkin said.
Language and cultural diversity is a factor that contributes to forming a
multi-polar world and hampers the distribution of "barbarian"
ideologies, he continued. "That is why Russia will do everything
possible to support the promotion of the Russian language, Russian
literature outside our country. This includes programs of humanitarian
cooperation, of teaching in the Russian language in universities, as
well as organizational, methodical and to some extent financial support
for Russian school outside of Russia," the speaker noted adding that
there is great interest in the world to the Russian language and Russian
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