Why has the number of Russian speakers declined so rapidly during the last few decades?
A) There has been a significant decline in reproductive rates in Russian countries and there are fewer and fewer people to speak the language.
B) So many Russians have emigrated from their homeland that there is very little linguistic basis for the population today.
C) After the break-up of the Soviet Union, many countries have chosen to substitute their own indigenous languages and replace Russian.
D) Russians are very protective of their language and will not allow other countries to use it.
E) Russian is a difficult language and few people are able to learn it.

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, many countries that were previously part of the USSR have revamped their education systems and adopted their own indigenous languages as the medium of instruction. This led to fewer opportunities for people to learn and use Russian, ultimately resulting in a decline in the number of Russian speakers in those countries.

Why Has the Number of Russian Speakers Declined So Rapidly