Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazyk, pronounced [ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk] ( listen)) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories. It is an unofficial but widely-spoken language in Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, and to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union and former participants of the Eastern Bloc. Russian belongs to the family of Indo-European languages and is one of the three living members of the East Slavic languages. Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards.
Russian ( ру́сский язы́к , russkiy yazyk , pronounced [ ˈruskʲɪj jɪˈzɨk ] ( listen ) ) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia , Belarus , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan and many minor or unrecognised territories . It is an unofficial but widely - spoken language in Ukraine , Latvia , Estonia , and to a lesser extent , the other countries that were once constituent republics of the Soviet Union and former participants of the Eastern Bloc . Russian belongs to the family of Indo - European languages and is one of the three living members of the East Slavic languages . Written examples of Old East Slavonic are attested from the 10th century onwards .
When was the earliest writing in Old East Slavonic?
When was the earliest writing in Old East Slavonic ?
10th century
10th century