It's haunting to realize that half of the languages of the world are teetering on the brink of extinction.
I don't know why, it's the same reason why you like some music and you don't like others. There's something about it that you like. Ultimately I don't find it's in my best interests to try and analyze it, since it's fundamentally emotional.
The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.