Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian
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The Wikipedia romanization of Russian is a modification of the BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian. It is used in the English Wikipedia per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Russia) as suitable for Anglophones.
Abbreviations are romanized with capitalization as indicated, e.g., ДШК = DShK, unless there is a common English rendering.
Differences from the BGN/PCGN romanization
- Consonant letters: б в г д ж з к л м н п р с т ф х ц ч ш щ
- Vowel letters: а е ё и о у ы э ю я
- Iotated vowel letters: е ё ю я
- Semivowel letter: й
- Modifier letters: ь ъ
Full rules
See also
- Romanization of Russian
- Help:IPA/Russian
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Cyrillic)
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Russia
- Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian/Harmonization
- Wikipedia:Stress marks in East Slavic words
External links
- Wikipedia romanization of Russian - online service with the Wikipedia romanization of Russian. Also supports ISO 9, ICAO, BGN/PCGN, and other standards of Russian transliteration.