The number has not been consistent throughout its existence. Russians use an alphabet based on the Cyrillic script. The modern Russian alphabet has 33 letters: 21 consonants, ten vowels and two signs.

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 ...

Email me in English, Russian, Spanish or French. Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has called on his government to begin preparing to shift the nation's alphabet from the Cyrillic—as ...

We have rebranded as 'Gateway to Russia' and now offer even more articles and resources about Russia. The Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) contains 33 letters. One of them - “ё [yo]” - which is ...