In Russia, the Word of the Year (Russian: Слово года) poll has been carried out since 2007 by the Expert Council of the Centre for Creative Development of the Russian Language headed by Russian-American philologist Mikhail Epstein.
[1] In December 2015, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.
[2][better source needed] In December 2016, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.
In December 2017, Epstein reported in his blog "Snob" the following results.
The choice was performed by an independent expert council headed by philologist and culturologist Mikhail Epstein.