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Beyond Transliteration: The Russian Alphabet

May 14, 2008 in Russia, Русский Язык · No comments

Search online for “Russian alphabet” and you’ll find dozens of sites providing you straight transliteration, and even some that give clues for how the pronunciation of Russian characters sound. But, in my own personal experience, looking at it from a purely transliterative perspective, you lose any chance at understanding the nuances of some of the character’s sounds, which is what I intend to do here.

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