Dialect comparison

Moscow Russian vs Ural Russian

Compare two dialects of Russian side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Moscow Russian

Standard Russian · Moskovskoye

The Moscow-area standard of Russian. The reference variety in education, broadcasting, and most second-language teaching.

Approximate centre
55.76°, 37.62°
Ural Russian

Uralsky govor

The Russian of the Ural region around Yekaterinburg and Perm. Mixes Northern and Central Russian features with contact influence from local Finno-Ugric and Turkic languages.

Approximate centre
56.84°, 60.61°

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