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Russian Sign Language
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<p>Russian Sign Language (RSL) is the <a href="/facts/Sign_language/Wjfl9Db6">sign language</a> used by the Deaf community in Russia, with what is possibly additional presence in Belarus and Tajikistan. It belongs to the <a href="/facts/French_Sign_Language_family/p3JjCTf7">French Sign Language family</a>. </p><p>RSL is a <a href="/facts/Natural_language/B4gLS7Kd">natural language</a> with a grammar that differs from spoken or written <a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian language</a>. Signed Russian is an artificial form of communication used in schools and differs from RSL in strictly following Russian grammar. </p><p>Although RSL is legally recognized in Russia, it does not enjoy state support and there is a lack of skilled RSL interpreters in the country. </p>