Russian Language Institute

The building of the Russian Language Institute in Volkhonka Street, Moscow

The V.V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Институт русского языка имени В. В. Виноградова РАН) is the language regulator of the Russian language. It is based in Moscow and it is part of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It was founded in 1944 and is named after Viktor Vinogradov.[1] Its activities include assessment of speech innovations in comparison to speech norms and codification of the language in Russian literature. Their output from these endeavors has included dictionaries, monographs, computer collections and databases, as well as a large historical Russian music library. They also provide a reference service of the Russian language.[2] The Institute publishes thirteen academic journals. In addition, the Institute published 22 scholarly books in 2013 and 27 in 2012, with many more in previous years.[3]

  1. ^ Некоторые организации и учреждения, связанные с распространением языков международного общения (Some organizations and institutions involved in the advancement of languages of international communication) (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Цели и задачи (Russian)". ruslang.ru. Russian Language Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Периодические издания (Russian)". ruslang.ru. Russian Language Institute. Retrieved 21 August 2014.