FEATURES OF THE LANGUAGE POLICY OF THE USSR IN 1940-1991
The article considers the features of the development of the language policy of the USSR in the period 1940-1991. Various problems of national identity are analyzed. The factors influencing the status and use of Russian and national languages in various regions of the country are identified and described. The dynamics of the mutual influence of the center and the periphery in the process of formation and development of the state language policy is determined.