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''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > | ''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > Handwriting''<br> | ||
Many documents about Germans from Russia will be written in old gothic handwriting which is different from the Roman script familiar to most English-speaking genealogists, or in Russian Cyrillic which has an alphabet closer to Greek. | Many documents about Germans from Russia will be written in old gothic handwriting which is different from the Roman script familiar to most English-speaking genealogists, or in Russian Cyrillic which has an alphabet closer to Greek. | ||
= German Handwriting = | = German Handwriting = | ||
For information about and examples of old German script and type see the "[[German Handwriting|Handwriting]]" section of the Germany portal. | For information about and examples of old German script and type see the "[[German Handwriting|Handwriting]]" section of the Germany portal. | ||
= Russian Handwriting = | = Russian Handwriting = | ||
Russian Cyrillic '''block letters''' are shown in the "[[Germans from Russia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]" section. | Russian Cyrillic '''block letters''' are shown in the "[[Germans from Russia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]" section. | ||