diff --git a/services/backend/config/settings.py b/services/backend/config/settings.py
index af79c52..c332120 100644
--- a/services/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/services/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ FIRST_DAY_OF_WEEK = 1
 
 FORMAT_MODULE_PATH = None
 
-LANGUAGE_CODE = env("DJANGO_LANGUAGE_CODE", default="en-us")
+LANGUAGE_CODE = env("DJANGO_LANGUAGE_CODE", default="ru-ru")
 
 LANGUAGES = [("en", _("English")), ("ru", _("Russian"))]