Translation Resources Russian Docs From Poland
Go back to Getting Started Page for introduction to using this material.
Handouts from our 2011 convention provide many of the resources and examples provided on these pages. These are conveniently contained with this Cyrillic Handouts pdf file.
Examples of translated documents (Napoleonic format)
Translation of Months
Translation of Numbers
Deciphering Town Names
Ordered alphabetically according to Cyrillic characters. Click on the letters for examples beginning with that character. Note: Examples are based on towns in the Lublin Parish records. The names in black are current Polish spellings of each town. The letters in red represent phonetic pronounciation of the Cyrillic characters using phonetics of the German language. The dark blue text represents conversion of the handwritten Cyrillic letters to the current printed Cyrillic characters.
| А | Б | В, Г, Д, Е | Ж, З | И, Й | К | Л | М, Н |
| О, П | Р | С | У | Т, Ф | Х, Ц, Ч, Щ | Ы, Э | Ю, Я |
| Wola / Wolka Towns |
Progress Quiz
Check your translation skills by trying out these quizzes.
- Surnames
- Given Names
- When you've done those, try moving on to the Expert Quizzes.
Additional Resources
- Chart showing printed and written Cyrillic styles
- Pronouncing the Cyrillic letters (requires downloading a sound file)
- Pronouncing Cyrillic letters (direct play of sound)
- Cyrillic Alphabet History and use in other countries