Russia’s Waning Soft Power in Central Asia (Stephen Blank) from The Diplomat
"The Russian language is fading in the region, and there seems little Moscow can do about it. ... a 2009 Russian law that Russian President Vladimir Putin directly invoked to justify the invasion of Crimea permits the Russian president to order troops into other countries to uphold the “honor and dignity” of Russians and Russian speakers if it is being violated. Given that, it should be clear that linguistic policy in Central Asian countries is a matter of the utmost importance, requiring
considerable subtlety on the part of Central Asian leaders."
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