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Video. Estonia phases out Russian as a language of instruction

Updated: 19/02/2025 - 15:00 GMT+1

The Republic of Estonia is reforming its school system. Russian will gradually be phased out as a language of instruction by the year 2030. Soon all children will only be taught in Estonian – even children in the predominantly Russian-speaking areas in the North-East.

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