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Anyone read/write Russian?!

Just sold something to a buyer in Russia - here is their address
50 лет ВЛКСМ 2г-68
Чусовой, Пермский край
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  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    Hmm, hope you have a printer for that one.
  • chemical.galaxy
    chemical.galaxy Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    that's what I thought - if I just print it on a piece of paper and tape it to the packet with russia on it should be ok?
  • Pembroke
    Pembroke Posts: 841 Forumite
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    Online translator says: 50 years of VLKSM (All-Union Lenin Young Communist League) 2[g]-68 [Chusovoy], the Permian edge.

    Which isn't much help, so yes as above just make sure Russia is prominent on the label so it get's out of this country, don't forget the CN22.
  • F&L
    F&L Posts: 570 Forumite
    I saw someone once post a parcel to Japan and all of the address was written in Japenese. The Post Office asked her just to write Japan at the bottom of the address so I would do as suggested and just write Russia underneath the address provided.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 75,227 Ambassador
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    Russia seems a huge market at the moment and I just print off the labels and hope for the best. It's currently my second biggest market after Finland.
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  • theonlywayisup
    theonlywayisup Posts: 16,032 Forumite
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    I sell a vast amount to Russia. I send more 'Russian' labels than English. Once it is out of the UK, it is far easier for the 'local' language to be able to translate and deliver.
  • pleasedelete
    pleasedelete Posts: 2,291 Forumite
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    If it's eBay I often find that the paypal and ebay sold will have different versions of both Russian and Japanese. One in 'english' and the other using the characters. I have a dymo printer and usually stick both.
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  • vincenta
    vincenta Posts: 141 Forumite
    edited 10 July 2011 at 6:31PM
    Hi!
    usually you don't translate proper names but if you want you can transliterat it in latin alphabet.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian

    first one is street line
    second one city and county
    50 лет ВЛКСМ 2г-68
    Чусовой, Пермский край

    ulica 50 let VLKSM 2g-68
    Chusovoy, Permskiy kray
    Russia

    or you can write in original language because for russian postmants it will be clear.
    Hope it helps!
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  • Crowqueen
    Crowqueen Posts: 5,726 Forumite
    It's a name of a street, 50 years of Komsomol Street, block 2, probably flat 68, Chusovoy, Perm Region.

    Just copy it as carefully as possible and write Russia beneath it if you can't print it.
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