again. Are the statements true, false or not stated according to the text and the diagram? Russia is home to diverse ethnic groups, and it is a multilingual country with more than…

Again. Are the statements true, false or not stated according to the text and the diagram? Russia is home to diverse ethnic groups, and it is a multilingual country with more than 150 different languages spoken there. Russian is spoken by the majority of the population, approximately 150 million people. The 6th of June is celebrated as Russian Language Day. Article 68 of the Constitution of Russia allows the republics to establish official languages other than Russian, but the Russian language is the only federal official language in Russia. There are 35 other official languages, used in different parts of the country. For instance, Tatar is the second most common language in Russia with about 4.3 million speakers. Chuvash, Ukrainian and Chechen are also the languages with one million or more speakers. There are also over 100 minority languages spoken in Russia, each with its own unique history and culture. Many of these languages are endangered, for example, Karelian has only about nine thousand native speakers. 1. There are more than 150 different nations in Russia. Blank 1 2. The 6th of June is the birthday of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, so it is the Russian language day. Blank 2 3. The Russian constitution has a special part about the languages. Blank 3 4. All the languages in Russia have the same status as Russian. Blank 4 5. There are five languages (apart from Russian) which have one million and more speakers. Blank 5 6. Tatar has more than 4 million native speakers. Blank 6 7. Chechen is the third popular language in the country. Blank 7 8. Bashkir is two times more popular than Chuvash. Blank 8 9. Some minority languages are disappearing. Blank 9 10. Karelian has more speakers than the Avar language.