Russian language: The Presidium Council of the President of the Russian Federation in the Russian language approved

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin approved the membership of the Presidium Council under the President of the Russian Federation in the Russian language. The corresponding decree was posted on the portal of legal information.

Advisor of the President of Russia Vladimir Tolstoy is approved as chairman of the Presidium of the Council. According to the decree "On approval of the Presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on the Russian language" Tolstoy substituents on the podium are the President of the Russian Academy of Education, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russkiy Mir Foundation Lyudmila Verbitskaya and director of the Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Moldovan. Similar posts Tolstoy Verbitskaya and Moldovan take in the overall composition of the Board of the Russian language, which is defined by presidential decree in June 2014.

In addition to the chairman and his two deputies, the Presidium of the Council includes 10 more people. Order of the President, which dates back to November 28, entered into force upon signature.

In addition, the portal of legal information places a text of another order of Vladimir Putin, which claims activities and heads of the interdepartmental commission of the Council of the Russian language.

This order identifies three areas of work. Including "The state policy in the sphere of protection and support of the Russian language", "The Russian language - the official language of the Russian Federation, the language of interethnic communication in the Russian Federation" and "The Russian language - the language of international communication". As heads of the relevant inter-agency committees are approved Vladimir Tolstoy, Alexander Moldovan and Lyudmila Verbitskaya.