Russian interpretation services
Russian as a first language — or as the lingua franca in the room.
Russian at a glance
Russian is the most-spoken Slavic language and a working language across post-Soviet states. We support healthcare, immigration, and refugee-resettlement work — including for Ukrainian-Russian bilingual clients.
Many Russian speakers we serve speak it as a second language. Russian remains a lingua franca across the former Soviet Union, so interpreters stay alert to Ukrainian, Central Asian, and Caucasus backgrounds — and we always offer the speaker's first language where we cover it.
Russian has more than 260 million speakers. We cover the varieties listed here and can match a linguist to a specific region or community on request.
- Native name
- Русский
- Script
- Cyrillic
- Greeting
- Здравствуйте (zdravstvuyte — the polite “hello”)
- Speakers
- 260M+
- Language family
- Indo-European, Slavic
- Spoken in
- Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Israel, United States
- Dialects and varieties
- Standard Russian, Northern, Southern
Four ways to work with a Russian interpreter
Pick the modality that fits the conversation. Every one draws on the same vetted roster and the same standards.
Over-the-phone
A Russian interpreter joins your call on demand, with no scheduling, apps or equipment. Built for short, urgent conversations.
Video remote
See each other while a Russian interpreter works on screen: clinical visits, depositions and anything where expression or documents matter.
In person
A Russian interpreter in the room for appointments, hearings, admissions and site visits where presence matters.
Meetings & events
Simultaneous or consecutive Russian interpretation for board meetings, trainings, town halls and conferences.
Where Russian interpretation is needed most
We match each request on language, dialect and setting, because a good rendering of a diagnosis or a court instruction takes more than fluency.
- Refugee resettlement
- Healthcare & clinical
- Legal & immigration
- Business
Often requested alongside Russian
Need a Russian interpreter?
Tell us the setting, the date and how you want to connect. We'll match you with the right interpreter.