Putin Calls for Purer Russian Language
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In a recent meeting with the Council for
Interethnic Relations and the Council for Russian Language, Russian President
Vladimir Putin criticized the growing use of foreign-derived words in the
Russian media. Putin specifically pointed to grammatical errors and the
unnecessary use of "linguistic borrowings " as evidence of cultural
infringement. He called for striking a "balance between preserving
traditional values and identity on the one hand and avoiding isolation from the
global cultural processes on the other." In a veiled reference to Ukraine
and the Baltic states, Putin chastised countries that "ignore or limit the
right of significantly large ethnic groups to use their native language, [in
order] to conduct a tough, aggressive policy of linguistic and cultural
assimilation." Ukraine and the Baltic states do not recognize Russian as
an official language, despite the presence of significant Russian minorities.
Putin ended his comments with the warning that these policies of cultural
assimilation would divide a society into citizens and non-citizens, ultimately
leading to ethnic conflict.
From "Putin Calls for Purer Russian
Language, Free of Foreign-Derived Words"
Moscow Times (Russia) (05/19/15)
Nechepurenko, Ivan