We have rebranded as 'Gateway to Russia' and now offer even more articles and resources about Russia. The number has not been consistent throughout its existence. Russians use an alphabet based on ...

Tracing roots back to Proto-Sinaitic (1750 BCE)–which was the first alphabet to be built from consonants, pulling a lot of inspiration from Egyptian hieroglyphics–the D began as a drawn fish.

Email me in English, Russian, Spanish or French. After almost 80 years with an alphabet imposed by Moscow, Kazakhstan is getting its own script and possibly a new name. President Nursultan ...