On some problems of state languages in the subjects of the Russian Federation

Abstract the problem of defining official languages relevant for plurinational state what is the Russian Federation. The State language is one of the guarantees of the political unity of the country and its cultural consolidation. On the basis of the national language formed the public education system. The high status of the Russian language as the State language, set in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. Of the Republic has the right to further establish their State languages. Furthermore, the Constitution guarantees to all the peoples of the Russian Federation the right to maintain and develop their native language. However, the constitutional provisions relating to the status of national languages in republics insufficiently disclosed in federal laws, resulting in Russian language loses its priority, as the State language. It gives discretion to establish its equal status with the State languages of the republics. In the Russian legislation there is no legal definition of such concepts as «the State language of the Russian Federation», «official languages» republics, «official languages», which requires making appropriate additions and changes in the legislation in force. There is no legal definition of «native language», which is often used in the regulations. In recent years, especially the problem of actualization of linguistic equality in education. Republic within the Russian Federation, in order to preserve native languages and improve their cultural and political importance, take measures to ensure that the massive language learning title Nations of the republics. In a number of Republics was violated the principle of voluntary choice of the mother tongue. The situation worsened after the adoption by the Ministry of education of the Russian Federation orders governing mandatory deposit of the unified State exam entirely on Russian language. Narastavshuju tension in society allowed the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, who stated the inadmissibility of compulsion to study non-native language. The Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation and Rosobrnadzoru were instructed to check the observance of the principle of voluntariness, when examining native and State languages of the Republics comprising the Russian Federation. Identified during inspections violations occurred in all ethnic republics. In order to resolve the situation required the adoption of amendments and additions to the Federal Act «on education in the Russian Federation». It was clarified that the teaching and learning of official languages in republics of the Russian Federation is carried out voluntarily and without prejudice to the teaching and learning of the State language of the Russian Federation. Russian language was included in the list of languages and can be freely chosen by any of the students, without regard to nationality. At the federal level, the recently adopted a series of legislative and organizational measures to ensure the execution of the new law, made the change in the educational process.

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