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Notice the arrows pointing to the front loops in front of 3 of the letters. Using the information you
learned from the Russian Alphabet packet and from the charts and alphabet practice above you
can determine each individual letter in the name above. You should have identified this name in
Russian to be “Михаилъ”, which is transliterated as Mikhail, the Russian form of Michael.
Here is another name for you to practice with:
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Notice the arrows pointing to front loops and to tails on 2 different letters. By using the Russian
Chart from above you, should have identified this name in Russian to be “Александра,” which is
transliterated as Aleksandra, the Russian form of Alexandra. Notice that the Russian “д” that
was written here looks more similar to the English “d” rather than the other common cursive
form which looks similar to the English “g”.
ACTIVITY
Now, test your skills you have learned in this “How to” Guide. The Activity is a way to check
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