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| Putin signed the law on the state language, regulating the use of foreign words |
| 2023-03-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] Putin signed a law on compliance with the norms of the Russian language and the use of foreign words On February 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the observance of the norms of the Russian language. The document is published on the official portal of legal information. The law is designed to stimulate compliance with the norms of the literary Russian language and take control of the use of foreign words. According to the amendments, when using the Russian language in all areas established by law, "the norms of the modern Russian literary language must be observed," that is, the rules for using language means recorded in normative dictionaries, reference books and grammars. The compilation and publication of normative dictionaries will be the responsibility of the government commission on the Russian language. It is clarified that an exception to the rule will be foreign words that do not have commonly used analogues in the Russian language. The list of relevant words will be contained in dictionaries and reference books. |
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