Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)1860Research ArticleA comparative study of pronoun as an independent part of speech in Russian and Pashto languagesKochai Mir Sahib Jan-Russian Language Department Languages and Literature Facultym.kochai@mail.ruKabul University150120131818505092016Copyright © 2013, Kochai Mir Sahib Jan -.2013The author analyzes the pronouns in the Russian language and in the Pashto language. Pronouns are used differently in both languages because of the cases system: Russian has six cases while Pashto has three ones. Besides, there are no masculine and feminine possessive pronouns in Pashto unlike in Russian.The Russian languageThe Pashto languagePronounPossessive pronounsрусский языкязык пуштуместоименияличные местоименияпритяжательные местоимения