SOCIO-POLITICAL STRUGGLE CONCERNING THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN ARMENIA

Year 2022, Issue: 46, 67 - 83, 30.12.2022

Gunel Musayeva

Abstract

In the republics of the former USSR, Russian language is known for its prestigious and official status. Unlike the other republics, Armenian was the state language in Armenia back in the Soviet times. Armenia, which gained its independence from the USSR in 1991, began a complete monopoly of the Armenian language in all areas. Even though the majority of the population of Armenia is closely connected with Russia, with each passing year, the Russian language is being increasingly marginalized in the country. Political circles in Armenia are not interested in the promotion of the Russian language and culture in Armenia, which is primarily a manifestation of racial and ethnic discrimination. They perceive Russian as the language of an exceptionally small ethnic minority. This is also a violation of the requirements of the allied strategy between Russia and Armenia. Taking into account all these factors, the article examines the current situation of the Russian language in Armenia and analyzes the measures taken by the government in this area.

Keywords

Russian, language, Armenia, law, struggle, policy

ERMENİSTAN'DA RUS DİLİ HAKKINDAKİ SOSYO-POLİTİK MÜCADELE

Abstract

Eski SSCB cumhuriyetlerinde Rus dili prestijli ve resmi statüsü ile bilinir. Diğer cumhuriyetlerin aksine Ermenice, Sovyet döneminde Ermenistan'da devlet diliydi. 1991 yılında SSCB'den bağımsızlığını kazanan Ermenistan, Ermeni dilinin her alanda tam bir tekel konumuna gelmesi sürecini başlatmıştır. Ermenistan nüfusunun çoğunluğunun Rusya ile yakından bağlantılı olmasına rağmen, Rus dili her yıl ülkede giderek daha fazla kenara itilmektedir. Ermenistan'daki siyasi çevreler, öncelikle ırk ve etnik ayrımcılığın bir tezahürü olarak Ermenistan'daki Rus dili ve kültürünün teşvik edilmesiyle ilgilenmemektedir. Bu çevreler Rusçayı son derece küçük bir etnik azınlığın dili olarak algılamaktadır. Bu ise aynı zamanda Rusya ve Ermenistan arasındaki müttefik stratejisinin gerekliliklerinin de ihlalidir. Makale, tüm bu faktörleri göz önünde bulundurarak Ermenistan'da Rus dilinin mevcut durumunu incelemekte ve hükümetin bu alanda aldığı önlemleri analiz etmektedir.

Keywords

Rusça, dil, Ermenistan, kanun, mücadele, politika

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