Determination of the Russian language character was the central question of the long scientific discussion. The work of F. P. Filin (1977), which finishes this discussion, establishes the Eastern- Slavic character of the Russian literary language, and the important role of the Russian folk speech in the formation of its national characteristics. This problem has a connection with the relationship between language and culture. The determination of the Eastern characteristics of the Russian folk culture is the central problem of the works of N. S. Troubetzkoy. He determined the area of the «Russian cultural zone», formed by the intensive contacts between the Russian people and the Finno-Ugric and Turkish population. Our study examins the vocabulary and derivation of the Russian folk speech, which in the opinion of the researchers reflected the important features of the characteristics of the national language.
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