Wiki143:Romanization of Russian

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

Russian spelling	English Wikipedia romanization	Special provision	Examples WP romanization	Examples BGN/PCGN romanization
Е (е)	(e)		Майер = Mayer (e after й)	Майер = Mayyer (ye after й)
Ё (ё)	Yo (yo)		Ёлкино = Yolkino Озёрск = Ozyorsk	Yë (yë) or Ë (ë)
Й (й)	Y (y)	Except in –ый and –ий endings (see below)	Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biysk (never use a medial dot)	Before а, у, ы, or э. Y· (y·) Кайафа = Kay·afa All other cases: Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biysk
ъ (твёрдый знак)	Omitted	When followed by an iotated vowel (е, ё, ю, я)	Подъярский = Podyarsky	Подъездной = Podˮyezdnoy
	y	When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э)	(Мусийкъонгийкоте = Musiykyongiykote)	Musiykˮongiykote
Ы (ы)	Y (y)	Except in –ый ending (see below)	Ытык-Кюёль = Ytyk-Kyuyol Давыдов = Davydov (never use a medial dot)	Before а, у, ы, or э: Выудить = Vy·uditTemplate:Hamza After any vowel: Суык-Су = Su·yk-Su All other: Ыттык-Кёль = Yttyk-KëlTemplate:Hamza Тында = Tynda
ь (мягкий знак)	Omitted	At the end of words When followed by a consonant	Выхухоль = Vykhukhol Дальнегорск = Dalnegorsk	Тюмень = TyumenTemplate:Hamza
	y	When followed by a vowel	Ильинский = Ilyinsky
–ый endings	-y		Красный = Krasny	Krasnyy
–ий endings	-y	In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin	Синий = Siny; Великий = Veliky	Siniy; Velikiy
	-iy	In nouns or words of non-Russian origin	Рыркайпий = Ryrkaypiy
-ые endings	-ye		Набережные Челны = Naberezhnye Chelny	Naberezhnyye Chelny

Full rules

Russian spelling	English romanization	Special provision	Examples
А (а)	A (a)		Аликово = Alikovo Поганкино = Pogankino
Б (б)	B (b)		Болотин = Bolotin Колбасин = Kolbasin
В (в)	V (v)		Воронин = Voronin Привалин = Privalin
Г (г)	G (g)		Галкин = Galkin Луговой = Lugovoy
Д (д)	D (d)		Дровяное = Drovyanoye Подгорск = Podgorsk
Е (е)	E (e)	After consonants	Белкин = Belkin
	Ye (ye)	In the beginning of words after vowels after ь after ъ	Ельцин = Yeltsin Раздольное = Razdolnoye Юрьев = Yuryev (ь omitted; see ь below) Подъездной = Podyezdnoy
Ё (ё)	Yo (yo)		Ёлкино = Yolkino Озёрск = Ozyorsk
Ж (ж)	Zh (zh)		Жиров = Zhirov Приволжское = Privolzhskoye
З (з)	Z (z)		Зорин = Zorin Обозов = Obozov
И (и)	I (i)	Except in an -ий ending (see below)	Иркутск = Irkutsk Владивосток = Vladivostok
Й (й)	Y (y)	Except in -ый and -ий endings (see below)	Йошкар-Ола = Yoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biysk
К (к)	K (k)		Киров = Kirov Галкин = Galkin
Л (л)	L (l)		Лапинск = Lapinsk Комсомольск = Komsomolsk
М (м)	M (m)		Мичурин = Michurin Колыма = Kolyma
Н (н)	N (n)		Нальчик = Nalchik Савино = Savino
О (о)	O (o)		Оха = Okha Грозный = Grozny
П (п)	P (p)		Петроград = Petrograd Ставрополь = Stavropol
Р (р)	R (r)		Родниковое = Rodnikovoye Высокогорск = Vysokogorsk
С (с)	S (s)		Ступино = Stupino Бирск = Birsk
Т (т)	T (t)		Тавричанка = Tavrichanka Ростов = Rostov
У (у)	U (u)		Улетайск = Uletaysk Шушенское = Shushenskoye
Ф (ф)	F (f)		Фёдоровка = Fyodorovka Уфа = Ufa
Х (х)	Kh (kh)		Хабаровск = Khabarovsk Оха = Okha
Ц (ц)	Ts (ts)		Царское = Tsarskoye Зарецкий = Zaretsky
Ч (ч)	Ch (ch)		Черемшаны = Cheremshany Зареченск = Zarechensk
Ш (ш)	Sh (sh)		Шадрин = Shadrin Моршанск = Morshansk
Щ (щ)	Shch (shch)		Щукино = Shchukino Рощинский = Roshchinsky
ъ (твёрдый знак)	Omitted	When followed by an iotated vowel (е, ё, ю, я)	Подъярский = Podyarsky
	y	When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э)	Мусийкъонгийкоте = Musiykyongiykote
Ы (ы)	Y (y)	Except in an -ый ending (see below)	Ытык-Кюёль = Ytyk-Kyuyol Давыдов = Davydov
ь (мягкий знак)	Omitted	When followed by an iotated vowel (е, ё, ю, я) at the end of words When followed by a consonant	Усолье = Usolye Выхухоль = Vykhukhol Дальнегорск = Dalnegorsk
	y	When followed by a non-iotated vowel (а, и, о, у, ы, э)	Ильинский = Ilyinsky
Э (э)	E (e)		Элиста = Elista Тетраэдральный = Tetraedralny
Ю (ю)	Yu (yu)		Южный = Yuzhny Вилючинск = Vilyuchinsk
Я (я)	Ya (ya)		Ярославль = Yaroslavl Бурянск = Buryansk
-ый endings	-y		Красный = Krasny
-ий endings	-y	In names of people and adjectives of Russian origin.	Синий = Siny; Великий = Veliky
	-iy	Noun or of non-Russian origin	Рыркайпий = Ryrkaypiy
-ые endings	-ye		Набережные Челны = Naberezhnye Chelny

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.