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The '''Russian alphabet''' consists of 33 Cyrillic letters (21 consonants, 10 vowels, and two letters without sound).
The '''Russian alphabet''' consists of 33 Cyrillic letters (21 consonants, 10 vowels, and two letters without sound).
 
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'''TABLE 1: Basic Russian Pronunciation'''
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'''Russian<br />Letter'''
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<center>'''''Pronunciation'''''</center>
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<center>'''Russian<br />Letter'''</center>
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<center>a</center>
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'Ah!' but short
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<center>р</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/unique.html 'r' as in Scots 'run']
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<center>б</center>
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'b' as in 'bet'
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<center>с</center>
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's' as in 'set'
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<center>в</center>
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<nowiki>'v' as in ''Vette'</nowiki>
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<center>т</center>
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't' as in 'Tet'
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<center>г</center>
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'g' as in 'Gucci'
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<center>у</center>
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'Oo!' but short
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<center>д</center>
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'd' as in 'dad'
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<center>ф</center>
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'f' as in 'fifty'
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<center>е</center>
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'Yay!' but short
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<center>х</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/unique.html 'kh' in Scots 'loch']
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<center>ё</center>
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'Yo!' as in 'Yo, dude!'
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<center>ц</center>
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'ts' as in 'lets'
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<center>ж</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/sh.html 'zh' as in 'azure']
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<center>ч</center>
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'ch' as in 'church'
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<center>з</center>
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'z' as in 'zit'
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<center>ш</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/sh.html 'sh' as in 'shush']
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<center>и</center>
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'ee' but short
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<center>щ</center>
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'shch' 'fre'''sh ch'''eese'
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<center>й</center>
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'y' as in 'Yuck!'
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<center>ъ</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/soft.html hard sign]
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<center>к</center>
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'k' as in 'kit'
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<center>ы</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/yery.html between 'i' and 'u']
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<center>л</center>
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'l' as in 'let'
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<center>ь</center>
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[http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/soft.html soft sign]
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<center>м</center>
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'm' as in 'met'
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<center>э</center>
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'Eh?' (short)
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<center>н</center>
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'n' as in 'net'
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<center>ю</center>
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'yu' as in 'you'
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<center>о</center>
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'Oh!' but short
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<center>я</center>
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'ya' as in 'yacht'
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<center>п</center>
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'p' as in 'pet'
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=== '''Russian Word Lists for Genealogical Researchers''' ===
=== '''Russian Word Lists for Genealogical Researchers''' ===


''' =&gt; http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-Archival.htm '''
'''=&gt; http://www.doukhobor.org/Terms-Archival.htm'''


'''FIELD GUIDE TO RUSSIAN LETTERS '''
'''FIELD GUIDE TO RUSSIAN LETTERS'''


Here are samples of Russian letters in action. In most cases, the first two letters in each series are printed upper case and lower case letters from a typeface used in the body of the Minsk Vedomosti, an official Russian government newspaper published in Minsk from 1838 to 1917. The third and fourth letters are examples of upper case and lower case italic letters from the Minsk Vedomosti. The remaining letters are examples of upper case and lower case cursive letters written in the 1870 death records for the Jews of Kremenets, Ukraine.
Here are samples of Russian letters in action. In most cases, the first two letters in each series are printed upper case and lower case letters from a typeface used in the body of the Minsk Vedomosti, an official Russian government newspaper published in Minsk from 1838 to 1917. The third and fourth letters are examples of upper case and lower case italic letters from the Minsk Vedomosti. The remaining letters are examples of upper case and lower case cursive letters written in the 1870 death records for the Jews of Kremenets, Ukraine.
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This is an obsolete letter that once seemed to represent the vowel E. The ordinary printed and italic versions look like lower case printed English b's with crossed stems. The cursive versions and lower case italic version look like a lower case English N with a loop on the lower right corner.
This is an obsolete letter that once seemed to represent the vowel E. The ordinary printed and italic versions look like lower case printed English b's with crossed stems. The cursive versions and lower case italic version look like a lower case English N with a loop on the lower right corner.
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