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It is used in the English Wikipedia per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(Russia)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Russia)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Russia)</a> as suitable for Anglophones. </p><p>Abbreviations are romanized with capitalization as indicated, e.g., ДШК = <a href="/wiki/DShK" title="DShK">DShK</a>, unless there is a common English rendering. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Differences_from_the_BGN/PCGN_romanization" data-mw-thread-id="h-Differences_from_the_BGN/PCGN_romanization"><span id="Differences_from_the_BGN.2FPCGN_romanization"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Differences_from_the_BGN/PCGN_romanization"></span>Differences from the BGN/PCGN romanization<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Differences_from_the_BGN/PCGN_romanization"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Romanization_of_Russian&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Differences from the BGN/PCGN romanization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Consonant letters: б в г д ж з к л м н п р с т ф х ц ч ш щ</li> <li>Vowel letters: а е ё и о у ы э ю я <ul><li>Iotated vowel letters: е ё ю я</li></ul></li> <li>Semivowel letter: й</li> <li>Modifier letters: ь ъ</li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background: #efefef;"> <th>Russian<br/>spelling </th> <th>English Wikipedia<br/>romanization </th> <th>Special provision </th> <th>Examples WP romanization </th> <th>Examples <a href="/wiki/BGN/PCGN_romanization_of_Russian" title="BGN/PCGN romanization of Russian">BGN/PCGN romanization</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Е (е)</td> <td>(e)</td> <td> </td> <td>Майер = May<b>e</b>r (e after й) </td> <td>Майер = May<b>ye</b>r (ye after й) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ё (ё)</td> <td>Yo (yo)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ё</b>лкино = <b>Yo</b>lkino <br/> Оз<b>ё</b>рск = Oz<b>yo</b>rsk </td> <td>Yë (yë) or Ë (ë) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Й (й)</td> <td>Y (y)</td> <td>Except in –ый and –ий endings <i>(see below)</i> </td> <td><b>Й</b>ошкар-Ола = <b>Y</b>oshkar-Ola <br/> Би<b>й</b>ск = Bi<b>y</b>sk<br/> (never use a <a href="/wiki/Interpunct" title="Interpunct">medial dot</a>) </td> <td> <ol><li>Before а, у, ы, or э. Y· (y·) Ка<b>й</b><u>а</u>фа = Ka<b>y·</b><u>a</u>fa</li> <li>All other cases: <b>Й</b>ошкар-Ола = <b>Y</b>oshkar-Ola <br/> Би<b>й</b>ск = Bi<b>y</b>sk</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">ъ (твёрдый знак)</td> <td>Omitted </td> <td>When followed by an <a href="/wiki/Iotation" title="Iotation">iotated</a> vowel (е, ё, ю, я) </td> <td>Под<b>ъ</b><u>я</u>рский = Pod<u>ya</u>rsky </td> <td>Под<b>ъ</b>ездной = Pod<b>ˮ</b>yezdnoy </td></tr> <tr> <td>y </td> <td>When followed by a non-<a href="/wiki/Iotation" title="Iotation">iotated</a> vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) </td> <td>(Мусийк<b>ъ</b>онгийкоте = Musiyk<b>y</b>ongiykote) </td> <td>Musiyk<b>ˮ</b>ongiykote </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ы (ы)</td> <td>Y (y)</td> <td>Except in –ый ending <i>(see below)</i> </td> <td><b>Ы</b>тык-Кюёль = <b>Y</b>tyk-Kyuyol <br/> Дав<b>ы</b>дов = Dav<b>y</b>dov<br/> (never use a medial dot) </td> <td> <ol><li>Before а, у, ы, or э: В<b>ы</b><u>у</u>дить = V<b>y·</b>uditʼ</li> <li>After any vowel: Су<b>ы</b>к-Су = Su<b>·y</b>k-Su</li> <li>All other: <b>Ы</b>ттык-Кёль = <b>Y</b>ttyk-Këlʼ <br/> Т<b>ы</b>нда = T<b>y</b>nda</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">ь (мягкий знак)</td> <td>Omitted </td> <td> <ol><li>At the end of words</li> <li>When followed by a <a href="/wiki/Consonant" title="Consonant">consonant</a></li></ol> </td> <td> <ol><li>Выхухо<u>л<b>ь</b></u> = Vykhukho<u>l</u></li> <li>Дал<b>ь</b><u>н</u>егорск = Dal<u>n</u>egorsk</li></ol> </td> <td rowspan="2">Тюме<u>н<b>ь</b></u> = Tyume<u>n<b>ʼ</b></u> </td></tr> <tr> <td>y</td> <td>When followed by a vowel </td> <td>Ил<b>ь</b><u>и</u>нский = Il<i>y</i><u>i</u>nsky </td></tr> <tr> <td>–ый endings</td> <td>-y</td> <td> </td> <td>Красн<b>ый</b> = Krasn<b>y</b> </td> <td>Krasn<b>yy</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">–ий endings</td> <td>-y</td> <td>In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin </td> <td>Син<b>ий</b> = Sin<b>y</b>; Велик<b>ий</b> = Velik<b>y</b> </td> <td rowspan="2">Sin<b>iy</b>; Velik<b>iy</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-iy</td> <td>In nouns or words of non-Russian origin </td> <td>Рыркайп<b>ий</b> = <a href="/wiki/Ryrkaypiy" title="Ryrkaypiy">Ryrkayp<b>iy</b></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-ые endings</td> <td>-ye</td> <td> </td> <td>Набережн<b>ые</b> Челны = Naberezhn<b>ye</b> Chelny </td> <td>Naberezhn<b>yye</b> Chelny </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Full_rules" data-mw-thread-id="h-Full_rules"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Full_rules"></span>Full rules<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Full_rules"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Romanization_of_Russian&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Full rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background: #efefef;"> <th>Russian<br/>spelling </th> <th>English<br/>romanization </th> <th>Special provision </th> <th>Examples </th></tr> <tr> <td>А (а)</td> <td>A (a)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>А</b>ликово = <b>A</b>likovo <br/> Пог<b>а</b>нкино = Pog<b>a</b>nkino </td></tr> <tr> <td>Б (б)</td> <td>B (b)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Б</b>олотин = <b>B</b>olotin <br/> Кол<b>б</b>асин = Kol<b>b</b>asin </td></tr> <tr> <td>В (в)</td> <td>V (v)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>В</b>оронин = <b>V</b>oronin <br/> При<b>в</b>алин = Pri<b>v</b>alin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Г (г)</td> <td>G (g)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Г</b>алкин = <b>G</b>alkin <br/> Лу<b>г</b>овой = Lu<b>g</b>ovoy </td></tr> <tr> <td>Д (д)</td> <td>D (d)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Д</b>ровяное = <b>D</b>rovyanoye <br/> По<b>д</b>горск = Po<b>d</b>gorsk </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">Е (е) </td> <td>E (e)</td> <td>After <a href="/wiki/Consonant" title="Consonant">consonants</a> </td> <td>Б<b>е</b>лкин = B<b>e</b>lkin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ye (ye) </td> <td> <ol><li>In the beginning of words</li> <li>after <a href="/wiki/Vowel" title="Vowel">vowels</a></li> <li>after ь</li> <li>after ъ</li></ol> </td> <td> <ol><li><b>Е</b>льцин = <b>Ye</b>ltsin</li> <li>Раздольн<u>о</u><b>е</b> = Razdoln<u>o</u><b>ye</b></li> <li>Юр<u>ь</u><b>е</b>в = Yur<b>ye</b>v <i>(</i>ь<i> omitted; see </i>ь<i> below)</i></li> <li>Под<u>ъ</u><b>е</b>здной = Pod<b>ye</b>zdnoy</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ё (ё)</td> <td>Yo (yo)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ё</b>лкино = <b>Yo</b>lkino <br/> Оз<b>ё</b>рск = Oz<b>yo</b>rsk </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ж (ж)</td> <td>Zh (zh)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ж</b>иров = <b>Zh</b>irov <br/> Привол<b>ж</b>ское = Privol<b>zh</b>skoye </td></tr> <tr> <td>З (з)</td> <td>Z (z)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>З</b>орин = <b>Z</b>orin <br/> Обо<b>з</b>ов = Obo<b>z</b>ov </td></tr> <tr> <td>И (и)</td> <td>I (i) </td> <td>Except in an -ий ending (<i>see below</i>) </td> <td><b>И</b>ркутск = <b>I</b>rkutsk <br/> Влад<b>и</b>восток = Vlad<b>i</b>vostok </td></tr> <tr> <td>Й (й)</td> <td>Y (y)</td> <td>Except in -ый and -ий endings <i>(see below)</i> </td> <td><b>Й</b>ошкар-Ола = <b>Y</b>oshkar-Ola <br/> Би<b>й</b>ск = Bi<b>y</b>sk </td></tr> <tr> <td>К (к)</td> <td>K (k)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>К</b>иров = <b>K</b>irov <br/> Гал<b>к</b>ин = Gal<b>k</b>in </td></tr> <tr> <td>Л (л)</td> <td>L (l)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Л</b>апинск = <b>L</b>apinsk <br/> Комсомо<b>л</b>ьск = Komsomo<b>l</b>sk </td></tr> <tr> <td>М (м)</td> <td>M (m)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>М</b>ичурин = <b>M</b>ichurin <br/> Колы<b>м</b>а = Koly<b>m</b>a </td></tr> <tr> <td>Н (н)</td> <td>N (n)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Н</b>альчик = <b>N</b>alchik <br/> Сави<b>н</b>о = Savi<b>n</b>o </td></tr> <tr> <td>О (о)</td> <td>O (o)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>О</b>ха = <b>O</b>kha <br/> Гр<b>о</b>зный = Gr<b>o</b>zny </td></tr> <tr> <td>П (п)</td> <td>P (p)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>П</b>етроград = <b>P</b>etrograd <br/> Ставро<b>п</b>оль = Stavro<b>p</b>ol </td></tr> <tr> <td>Р (р)</td> <td>R (r)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Р</b>одниковое = <b>R</b>odnikovoye <br/> Высокого<b>р</b>ск = Vysokogo<b>r</b>sk </td></tr> <tr> <td>С (с)</td> <td>S (s)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>С</b>тупино = <b>S</b>tupino <br/> Бир<b>с</b>к = Bir<b>s</b>k </td></tr> <tr> <td>Т (т)</td> <td>T (t)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Т</b>авричанка = <b>T</b>avrichanka <br/> Рос<b>т</b>ов = Ros<b>t</b>ov </td></tr> <tr> <td>У (у)</td> <td>U (u)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>У</b>летайск = <b>U</b>letaysk <br/> Ш<b>у</b>шенское = Sh<b>u</b>shenskoye </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ф (ф)</td> <td>F (f)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ф</b>ёдоровка = <b>F</b>yodorovka <br/> У<b>ф</b>а = U<b>f</b>a </td></tr> <tr> <td>Х (х)</td> <td>Kh (kh)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Х</b>абаровск = <b>Kh</b>abarovsk <br/> О<b>х</b>а = O<b>kh</b>a </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ц (ц)</td> <td>Ts (ts)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ц</b>арское = <b>Ts</b>arskoye <br/> Заре<b>ц</b>кий = Zare<b>ts</b>ky </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ч (ч)</td> <td>Ch (ch)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ч</b>еремшаны = <b>Ch</b>eremshany <br/> Заре<b>ч</b>енск = Zare<b>ch</b>ensk </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ш (ш)</td> <td>Sh (sh)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ш</b>адрин = <b>Sh</b>adrin <br/> Мор<b>ш</b>анск = Mor<b>sh</b>ansk </td></tr> <tr> <td>Щ (щ)</td> <td>Shch (shch)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Щ</b>укино = <b>Shch</b>ukino <br/> Ро<b>щ</b>инский = Ro<b>shch</b>insky </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">ъ (твёрдый знак)</td> <td>Omitted </td> <td>When followed by an <a href="/wiki/Iotation" title="Iotation">iotated</a> vowel (е, ё, ю, я) </td> <td>Под<b>ъ</b><u>я</u>рский = Pod<u>ya</u>rsky </td></tr> <tr> <td>y </td> <td>When followed by a non-<a href="/wiki/Iotation" title="Iotation">iotated</a> vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) </td> <td>Мусийк<b>ъ</b>онгийкоте = Musiyk<b>y</b>ongiykote </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ы (ы)</td> <td>Y (y)</td> <td>Except in an -ый ending <i>(see below)</i> </td> <td><b>Ы</b>тык-Кюёль = <b>Y</b>tyk-Kyuyol <br/> Дав<b>ы</b>дов = Dav<b>y</b>dov </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">ь (мягкий знак)</td> <td>Omitted </td> <td> <ol><li>When followed by an <a href="/wiki/Iotation" title="Iotation">iotated</a> vowel (е, ё, ю, я)</li> <li>at the end of words</li> <li>When followed by a consonant</li></ol> </td> <td> <ol><li>Усол<b>ь</b><u>е</u> = Usol<u>ye</u></li> <li>Выхухо<u>л<b>ь</b></u> = Vykhukho<u>l</u></li> <li>Дал<b>ь</b><u>н</u>егорск = Dal<u>n</u>egorsk</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr> <td>y</td> <td>When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э) </td> <td>Ил<b>ь</b><u>и</u>нский = Il<i>y</i><u>i</u>nsky </td></tr> <tr> <td>Э (э)</td> <td>E (e)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Э</b>листа = <b>E</b>lista <br/> Тетра<b>э</b>дральный = Tetra<b>e</b>dralny </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ю (ю)</td> <td>Yu (yu)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Ю</b>жный = <b>Yu</b>zhny <br/> Вил<b>ю</b>чинск = Vil<b>yu</b>chinsk </td></tr> <tr> <td>Я (я)</td> <td>Ya (ya)</td> <td> </td> <td><b>Я</b>рославль = <b>Ya</b>roslavl <br/> Бур<b>я</b>нск = Bur<b>ya</b>nsk </td></tr> <tr> <td>-ый endings</td> <td>-y</td> <td> </td> <td>Красн<b>ый</b> = Krasn<b>y</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">-ий endings</td> <td>-y</td> <td>In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin. </td> <td>Син<b>ий</b> = Sin<b>y</b>; Велик<b>ий</b> = Velik<b>y</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-iy</td> <td>Noun or of non-Russian origin </td> <td>Рыркайп<b>ий</b> = Ryrkayp<b>iy</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>-ые endings</td> <td>-ye</td> <td> </td> <td>Набережн<b>ые</b> Челны = Naberezhn<b>ye</b> Chelny </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Romanization_of_Russian&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">Romanization of Russian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian" title="Help:IPA/Russian">Help:IPA/Russian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(Cyrillic)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Cyrillic)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Cyrillic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)#Russia" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Romanization_of_Russian/Harmonization" title="Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian/Harmonization">Wikipedia:Romanization of Russian/Harmonization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stress_marks_in_East_Slavic_words" title="Wikipedia:Stress marks in East Slavic words">Wikipedia:Stress marks in East Slavic words</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="External_links" data-mw-thread-id="h-External_links"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-External_links"></span>External links<span data-mw-comment-end="h-External_links"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Romanization_of_Russian&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.translit.site/en/type/wiki">Wikipedia romanization of Russian</a> - online service with the Wikipedia romanization of Russian. 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