Standard Russian · Moskovskoye
The Moscow-area standard of Russian. The reference variety in education, broadcasting, and most second-language teaching.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 55.76°, 37.62°
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Moscow Russian vs Saint Petersburg Russian
Compare two dialects of Russian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
Petersburg pronunciation
The traditional educated speech of Saint Petersburg. Distinct from Moscow Russian in clearer enunciation of unstressed vowels and a number of lexical preferences.
- Spoken in
- Approximate centre
- 59.93°, 30.34°
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DialectMoscow RussianThe Moscow-area standard of Russian. The reference variety in education, broadcasting, and most second-language teaching.DialectSaint Petersburg RussianThe traditional educated speech of Saint Petersburg. Distinct from Moscow Russian in clearer enunciation of unstressed vowels and a number of lexical preferences.CompareFar Eastern Russian vs Moscow RussianAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Russian and the dialects within it.