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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of June 1, 2005 No. 53-FZ

About state language of the Russian Federation

(as amended on 11-01-2025)

Accepted by the State Duma on May 20, 2005

Approved by the Federation Council on May 25, 2005

This Federal Law is aimed at providing use of state language of the Russian Federation in all territory of the Russian Federation, providing the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to use of state language of the Russian Federation, protection and development of language culture.

Article 1. Russian as state language of the Russian Federation

1. According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation state language of the Russian Federation in all its territory is Russian as language of the state-building people entering into the multinational union of the equal people of the Russian Federation.

2. Use of Russian is obligatory in the spheres determined by this Federal Law, other Federal Laws, the Law of the Russian Federation of October 25, 1991 No. 1807-I "About languages of the people of the Russian Federation". Public authorities of the Russian Federation provide protection and support of state language of the Russian Federation, and also the right of citizens of the Russian Federation to use of state language of the Russian Federation.

3. When using Russian as state language of the Russian Federation in the spheres determined by part 1 of article 3 of this Federal Law the rules of the modern Russian literary language shall be respected. For the purposes of this Federal Law regulations of the modern Russian literary language are understood as the rules of use of language means fixed in normative dictionaries, reference books and grammars. Procedure for forming and approval of the list of such dictionaries, reference books and grammars, requirements to creation and frequency of the edition of the normative dictionaries provided by this part affirm the Government of the Russian Federation based on offers of Government commission on Russian. Regulations on Government commission on Russian, its structure and procedure for adoption of decisions by it affirm the Government of the Russian Federation.

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