Do People in Former Yugoslavia Speak Russian? Generally No.

No, Russian is not widely spoken in the former Yugoslav republics.

Official Languages (Post-Yugoslavia)

• Bosnia & Herzegovina: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
• Croatia: Croatian
• Kosovo: Albanian, Serbian
• Montenegro: Montenegrin
• North Macedonia: Macedonian
• Serbia: Serbian
• Slovenia: Slovene

Why Not Russian?

• Yugoslavia was non-aligned (Tito broke with Stalin 1948); never in Warsaw Pact or USSR.
• Education taught German, English, French as foreign languages — not Russian.
• Some older generations (pre-1960s) learned Russian optionally, but fluency is rare.
• Post-1990s: English dominates as L2; German/Italian regionally.

Exceptions

Small communities of Russian emigrants (post-1917, post-1991) and some diplomats/academics. Not a general population trait.