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=Russian Handwriting=

In order to read Russian handwriting it is important to understand the language. Be sure to use [page].

Overview
Russian is a variation of the Cyrillic alphabet. It has a printed and script form, both of which have changed over time. The most important changes to be aware of are those made in the 1918 spelling revision that removed several letters.

Here is the Russian alphabet printed, in script, and with English transcriptions and pronunciations. Note that some letters have multiple lowercase forms. Insert PDF as not PDF?

Tutorials and Classes

 * Reading Russian Handwriting Records [link] on the FamilySearch Learning Center is very helpful.

It allows you to learn the letters, practice identifying them and their sounds, explore common column headings in Russian records (Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Lutheran), and practice reading handwritten examples.


 * Russia “How to” Guides [link]

Word Lists

 * Last two links


 * Genealogical word list


 * Reading Russian

all transliterated, no cyrillic
 * Doukhbor under Russian terms –

http://www.doukhobor.org/names.html#Terms

Books
In their words by Jonathon Shea...