My native language is Russian. This is a great and powerful language. It is the official language of Russian Federation, Belarussia, Kazahstan, Kyrgizstan. Over 145 million people speak Russian as a first language . People understand Russian in Lithania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukrain, Poland, Azerbajdjan, Armenia, Tajikistan.
Over 100 million people speak Russian as a second language. It is clear that quite a lot of people speak and understand Russian. People
should learn Russian because there are literature masterpieces written
in Russian, that all people must read in original (such as for example "Crime and
Punishment" by Dostoevsky). Also it is very important for
businessmen to know Russian language. Russian Federation is
the biggest country in the world and one of the richest. The territory
of the country is huge, that's why businessmen of all over the world are
doing their business in Russia. Unfortunately not very many people in
Russia know other languages then their native, that's why it is very
important for the foreigners to know our language.