Russia Handwriting: Difference between revisions

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See the Reading Handwritten Records Series of free online classes available at familysearch.org. This series includes interactive lessons about Russian handwriting.

Russian Cyrillic block letters are show in the Germans from Russia "Language and Languages" section.

For examples of Cyrillic italic font click here. Dramatically different letters are highlighted in yellow.

For examples of Cyrillic cursive (handwritten script) click here.

Word lists that are general or that address specific topics are good resources to use in reading Russian records:

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 See the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/frameset_education.asp?PAGE=education_research_series_online.asp%3FActiveTab=2 Reading Handwritten Records Series] of free online classes available at [http://www.familysearch.org familysearch.org]. This series includes interactive lessons about&nbsp;Russian handwriting.
 Russian Cyrillic '''block letters''' are show in the Germans from Russia "[[Germans from Russia Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]" section.
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 For examples of Cyrillic '''cursive''' (handwritten script) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Russian_Cursive_Cyrillic.png click here].
+Word lists that are general or that address specific topics are good resources to use in reading Russian records:
+*[http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-General.htm Word list from Doukobor.org. Has the misfortune of not being in Cyrillic]
+*[http://www.genealogia.ru/users/terms/ Short list of terms in Roman script]
+*[http://www.gramota.ru/slovari/dic/?word=&all=x Online Russian dictionary. Site in Russian]
+*[http://lexiconbridge.com/rdt/rdt_des.htm Excellent online dictionary from Cornell University]
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