Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Russia
  
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Afganistan
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  
Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
  
Italian and Russian as Minority Language
In Italian and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Italian and Russian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Italian as minority language: Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Italian and Russian dialects, then you can go to Italian vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Italian and Russian Regulators
Italian and Russian speaking countries provide you Italian and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran) regulates Italian language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Italian and Russian Language History.
Italian and Russian Continents
Thinking about Italian and Russian continents in which Italian and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Italian and Russian. Most of the Italian speaking countries lie in Europe. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Italian and Russian languages:
Italian Interesting Facts:
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
The Italian language was derived from Latin and is similar to French and Portuguese Languages whereas Italian language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.