For now, Russia protects language rights; it is former Soviet states, like Latvia and Estonia, that have created monolingual language-discrimination policies, which are aimed mostly against ethnic Russians.
To that aim, Turin organises lectures and workshops for linguists, librarians, academics and members of the public to discuss the best strategies for collecting and protecting languages and their research.
One anonymous commenter suggested those responsible should be sent to the gulags, while another declared: "Russia needs to protect own language for a million parasite words that have infiltrated the country from the West.
Liberal Democrat AM Aled Roberts said: "Language campaigners consistently say that we need reform in the planning system to protect the language, but no regard has been given today to the need for local councils to review their development plans to consider the Welsh language.
I'd never dream of asking why the Swedish protect their language, nor why the Germans protect theirs.
He dismissed France's efforts to protect its language and film industry as a "symptom of a culture in decline".
Now Mr Péladeau argues that Quebec needs strong media companies to protect its language and culture.Critics disagree.
"Our mission is to protect the language rights of all kids," said Silvana Carlos, president of the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education.
S4C was launched in 1982 after a long-running battle by Welsh nationalists, including a threatened hunger striker, to protect the language and culture.
Local preferences loom large: the Catalans want to protect their language; left-leaning Andalusians want free school textbooks, publicly financed flamenco and equal numbers of men and women on public bodies.
