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Putin spoke about his attitude to Russian swearing
At a meeting of the National Political Council on Language, Putin called for a rise in general culture to combat pornography, but noted that obscene language is “often used by representatives of the elite to get closer to the people.”
"Unfortunately, swearing is also part of the Russian language," President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the Council for the Implementation of State Policy in the Sphere of Russian Aid, adding that in order to combat it, it is necessary to raise the general culture. Language and the language of the Russian people. The broadcast was conducted from the Kremlin.
"Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her. Unfortunately, this is a truly widespread sin," the president said.
In order to influence the spread of obscene language, the head of state believes, it is necessary to “raise the general culture” and show that there are “other means of expression” to defend one’s point of view.