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Russian
Russian • Русский
Largest Slavic language, UN official language, important across Eurasia
Indo-European
260M
Global Speakers
4-6 months
Beginner Time
4/5
Learning Difficulty
4
Main Regions
Language Information
FamilyIndo-European
BranchSlavic
Writing SystemCyrillic alphabet
ISO 639-1ru
Native Speakers150.0M
Total Speakers260.0M
Learning Timeline
Beginner Level (A1-A2)200 hours
Intermediate Level (B1-B2)280 hours
Advanced Level (C1-C2)320 hours
800
Estimated Total Hours
Difficulty Analysis
Overall Difficulty Rating
★★★★☆4/5
Grammar Structure
Complex
Pronunciation
Moderate
Writing System
Complex