Social Aspects of Foreign Borrowings in Modern Russian

In this article we are considering the social aspects of foreign borrowings in the Russian language. We are analyzing the ways French, German, and English words came into Russian during different historical periods and under various social and cultural circumstances. The special attention is paid to the level of adaptability of these borrowings. We also emphasize that when borrowed the words went through morphological and lexical changes. In the conclusion we point out both positive and negative influence of foreign borrowings.