In the Example of Tatarstans
Language Policy in the Russian Federation
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
Over 150 languages are spoken in the Russian Federation. However, they enjoy very different kinds of status. Russian is the national state language, and in the federation’s 21 national republics, this also applies to the language of the titular nation. But even the importance of these major languages is declining. This is seen by the example of Tatarstan, where Tatar is well established. Until 2018, children from Russian-speaking families had to learn Tatar at school. This requirement was effectively abolished in accordance with the language ideology centred around the "great and mighty Russian language". Russian increasingly dominates the public sphere.
(Osteuropa 1-3/2024, pp. 285–298)