Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Russia
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Afganistan
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
  
Latin
  
Russian and Italian as Minority Language
In Russian and Italian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Russian and Italian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
- Italian as minority language: Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia.
If you want to compare Russian and Italian dialects, then you can go to Russian vs Italian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Russian and Italian Regulators
Russian and Italian speaking countries provide you Russian and Italian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences regulates Russian language.Italian is regulated by Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran). Also get to learn, Russian and Italian Language History.
Russian and Italian Continents
Thinking about Russian and Italian continents in which Russian and Italian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Russian and Italian. Most of the Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. While Italian speaking countries lie in 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 Russian and Italian languages:
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.
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.
The Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to French and Portuguese Languages and derived from Latin.