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| Headquarters | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Language | Russian | ||
| General Secretary | Avigdor Lieberman | ||
| Population | ~450,000,000 | ||
| Established | August 5, 1997 | ||
The Russkoslovie (Russian: Русскословие, Russkosloviye) is an international organization which consists of nations which have large numbers of Russophones (Russian-speakers). Among the goals of the organization are to encourage the wider use of the Russian language and to protect the rights of Russian speakers. The organization was formally established in 1997 and initially consisted of Alaska and the republics of the former Soviet Union. The Russkoslovie is structured similarly to that of La Francophonie (a similar organization for the French language).
Etymology[]
The word russkosloviye (русскословие) is a compound of russko- (русско-, "Russian") + slovo (слово, "word") + -iye (-ие, "-ity"). In a literal sense, it could be translated as "the word of the Russians/Rus." It's roots are similar words like bogosloviye ("theology") and rodosloviye ("genealogy"). The word is also meant to be a Russian equivalent to francophonie (French) and hispanidad (Spanish).
List of Member States[]
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