diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javaFX/controller/impl/handler/RootLayoutHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/javaFX/controller/impl/handler/RootLayoutHandler.java
index 85749cb4..97530e33 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javaFX/controller/impl/handler/RootLayoutHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javaFX/controller/impl/handler/RootLayoutHandler.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import javafx.fxml.FXML;
 import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
 import javafx.scene.Scene;
+import javafx.scene.control.CheckMenuItem;
 import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
 import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
 import javafx.stage.Stage;
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ public class RootLayoutHandler extends DataHandler {
     @FXML
     private MenuItem aboutMenuItem;
 
+    @FXML
+    private CheckMenuItem englishCheckItem;
+
+    @FXML
+    private CheckMenuItem russianCheckItem;
+
     @FXML
     private void createLocalCommunity(){
         terminateObserver();
@@ -65,6 +72,16 @@ private void showInfoWindow(){
         launchDialog();
         aboutMenuItem.setDisable(true);
     }
+    //TODO activate one menuItem and set unselected others + change the whole page view
+    @FXML
+    private void chooseRussianLanguage(){
+
+    }
+    //TODO activate one menuItem and set unselected others + change the whole page view
+    @FXML
+    private void chooseEnglishLanguage(){
+
+    }
 
     private void launchDialog(){
         FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javaFX/view/rootLayout.fxml b/src/main/java/org/javaFX/view/rootLayout.fxml
index f694e5e6..5f101114 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javaFX/view/rootLayout.fxml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javaFX/view/rootLayout.fxml
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@
                   <MenuItem fx:id="aboutMenuItem" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#showInfoWindow" text="Info" />
                </items>
             </Menu>
+            <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Settings">
+              <items>
+                  <Menu mnemonicParsing="false" text="Language">
+                    <items>
+                        <CheckMenuItem fx:id="englishCheckItem" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#chooseEnglishLanguage" text="English" />
+                        <CheckMenuItem fx:id="russianCheckItem" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#chooseRussianLanguage" text="Russian" />
+                    </items>
+                  </Menu>
+                <MenuItem mnemonicParsing="false" text="Action 1" />
+              </items>
+            </Menu>
             </menus>
         </MenuBar>
     </top>