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News Words - Russia

Learn to correctly pronounce difficult world places and names in the news. Use phonetic spelling to pronounce news words from Russia.
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News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
ACHALOV, VLADISLAV
vlah-dih-SLAHF ah-CHAH-lawf

ADAMISHIN, ANATOLI
ah-nah-TOH-lee ah-dah-MEE-shihn

ADAMOV, YEVGENY
yehv-GAY-nee ah-DAHM-awf

AEROFLOT
air-eh-FLAWT

AFANASYEVSKY, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE ah-fah-NAHS-yehf-skee

AKHMADOV, ILYAS
eel-YAHS ahk-MAH-dawf

AKHMADOV, RUSLAN
roos-LAHN ahk-MAH-dawf

AKHROMEYEV, SERGEI
sir-GAY ahk-roh-MAY-ehf

ALEKPEROV, VAGIT
vah-GHEET al-ehk-PEH-rawf

ALEXEYEVA, LYDMILLA
lood-MEE-leh ah-lehk-SAY-eh-vah
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
ALEXY (PATRIARCH)
pah-tree-ARK ah-lehk-SEE

ALFEROV, ZHORES
zhaw-REHS ahl-FEH-rawf

ALLILUYEVA, NADEZHA
nahd-YEHZH-dah ah-lee-LYOO-eh-vah

ALYOSHIN, BORIS
baw-REES ahl-YOH-shihn

ANDROPOV, YURI
YOO-ree ahn-DROH-pawf

ANTONOV, ALEXI
ah-lehk-SAY ahn-TOH-nawf

ARBATOV, GEORGIY
gay-OHR-ghee ahr-BAH-tawf

ARGUN
ahr-GOON

ARTYUKHOV, VITALY
vee-TAH-lee ahr-tyoo-KAWF

ASTAKHOV, PAVEL
PAH-vehl ah-STAH-kawf
News Words
English Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
BALUYEVSKI, YURI
YOO-ree bah-loo-YEHV-skee

BARANOV, VALERY
vah-LEH-ree bah-RAH-nawf

BASDAYEV, SHAMIL
shah-MEEL bahs-DAH-yehf

BEREZOVSKY, BORIS
baw-REES beh-reh-ZAWF-skee

BODROV, SERGEI
sir-GAY buh-DRAWF

BOGDANOV, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY bohg-DAH-nawv

BOLDYREV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer BAWL-deh-rehf

BONNER, YELENA
yell-YEH-nah BOH-nehr

BORDYUZHA, NICHOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE boord-YOO-zhah

BORISOV, YURI
YOO-ree baw-REE-sawf

BORODIN, PAVEL
PAH-vuhl boh-roh-DEEN

BORTNIKOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr BOORT-nee-kawf

BOUT, VIKTOR
VEEK-tohr BOOT

BREZHNEV, LEONID ILYICH
lay-oh-NEED eel-YIHCH BREHZH-nyehf

BUDANOV, YURI
YOO-ree boo-DAH-nawf

BULATSEV, ASLANBEK
ahs-lahn-B-YEHK boo-LAHT-sehv

BULGAK, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer bool-GAHK

CHAIKA, YURI
YOO-ree CH-EYE-kah

CHERNAYEV, VALERY
vah-LEH-ree chehr-NAH-yehf

CHERNENKO, KONSTANTIN
kohn-stehn-TEEN chehrn-YEHN-koh

CHERNOMYRDIN, VICTOR
VEEK-tohr churn-oh-MEHR-dihn

CHERNORECHYE
cheer-nah-R-EYE-ch-yih

CHIZHOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer CHEE-zhawf

CHUBAIS, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee chew-B-ICE

CHURKIN, VITALY
vee-TAH-lee CHOOR-kihn

DACHA
DAH-chah

DADONOV, VYACHESLAV
vee-EH-cheh-slahf dah-DAW-nawf

DANILOV, VALENTIN
vah-lehn-TEEN dah-NEE-lawf

DMITRIYEV, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL dih-MEE-tree-yehf

DOROGIN, VALERY
vah-LEH-ree doh-roh-GHEEN

DUBININ, SERGEI
sir-GAY doo-BEEN-yehn

DUBOV, YULI
YOO-lee DOO-bawf

DUMA
DOO-mah

DVORKOVICH, ARKADY
ahr-KAH-dee (d)VOOR-koh-vihch

DZASOKHOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr zah-SOH-kawf

DZERZHINSKY, FELIX
FAY-lihks (d)zehr-ZHIHN-skee

ESTEMIROVA, NATALYA
nah-TAHL-yah ehs-teh-MEE-roh-vah

FEDOTOV, YURI
YOO-ree feh-DAW-tawf

FRADKOV, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL frahd-KAWF

FRIDINSKY, SERGEI
sir-GAY frih-DEEN-skee

FYODOROV, BORIS
baw-REES F-YOH-duh-rawf

GAGARIN, YURI
YOO-ree gah-GAH-reen

GAIDAR, YEGOR
yeh-GOHR g-eye-DAHR

GAINUTDIN, RAVIL
rah-VEEL g-eye-noot-DEEN

GAZPROM
gaz-PRAHM

GEDZENKO, YURI
YOO-ree goo-d-ZEHN-kaw

GERASHCHENKO, VIKTOR
VEEK-tohr geh-RASS-shehn-kaw

GLAZYEV, SERGEI
sir-GAY GLAHZ-yehf

GOLOVLYOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer gaw-lahv-L-YAWF

GORBACHEV, MIKHAIL
mihk-hah-EEL gahr-bah-CHAHF

GORDEYEV, ALEXEI
ah-lehk-SAY gawr-DAY-yehf

GRACHEV, PAVEL
PAH-vehl grah-CHAWF

GREF, GERMAN
GEHR-mahn GREHF

GROMOV, ALEXEI
ah-lehk-SAY GROH-mawf

GROMYKO, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY graw-MEE-kaw

GRYZLOV, BORIS
baw-REES greez-LAWF

GUDERMES
goo-dyihr-M-YEHS

GUSAROV, YEVGENY
yehv-GEHN-yeh goo-SAH-rawf

GUSINSKY, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer goo-SEEN-skee

HERMITAGE
ehr-mih-TAZH

IGNATIEV, SERGEI
sir-GAY ihg-NAHT-yehf

ILLARIONOV, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY ee-lah-ree-AH-nawf

ISAYEV, KHUSEIN
(k)hoo-SAYN ihs-EYE-ehf

ISAYEV, SERGEI
sir-GAY ihs-EYE-ehf

IVANOV, IGOR
EE-gehrr ee-vah-NAWF

IVANOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY ee-vah-NAWF

IVASHOV, LEONID
lay-oh-NEED ee-vah-SHAWF

KADYROV, AKHMAD
ahk-MAHD kah-DEE-rawf

KALAMANOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer kah-lah-MAH-nawf

KALMYKIA
kal-MIH-kee-ah

KALUGIN, OLEG
AHL-YEHK kah-LOO-ghihn

KALYUZHNY, VICTOR
VEEK-tohr kahl-YOOZ-nee

KAPRALOV, YURI
YOO-ree kah-PRAH-lawf

KARELOVA, GALINA
gah-LEE-nah kahr-YEHL-oh-vah

KASPAROV, GARRY
G-AIR-ree kahs-PAH-rawf

KASYANOV, MIKHAIL
mihk-hah-EEL kahs-YAH-nawf

KAZANTSEV, VIKTOR
VEEK-tohr kah-ZAHNT-sehf

KHAKAMADA, IRINA
ih-REE-nah kah-kah-MAH-dah

KHARICHEV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr HAH-ree-chehf

KHARITONOV, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE kahr-ee-TOH-nawf

KHASBULATOV, RUSLAN
roos-LAHN kahs-boo-LAH-tawf

KHLOPONIN, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr KLAW-poh-neen

KHODORKOVSKY, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL koh-door-KAWF-skee

KHOLSTOV, VIKTOR
VEEK-tohr kohl-STAWF

KHRISTENKO, VICTOR
VEEK-tohr kreest-YEHN-kaw

KHRUSHCHEV, NIKITA
nee-KEE-tah kroosh-CHAWF

KIRILL, METROPOLITAN
meh-troh-pah-lee-TAHN kih-REEL

KIRIYENKO, SERGEI
sir-GAY kee-ree-YEHN-kaw

KIROV
KEE-rawf

KISELYOV, YEVGENY
yehv-GEHN-yee kee-sehl-YAWF

KISLITSYN, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL kihs-LEET-sihn

KISLYAK, SERGEI
sir-GAY kees-LYAHK

KLEBANOV, ILYA
eel-YAH kleh-BAH-nawf

KODANYEV, MIHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL KOH-dahn-yehf

KOKH, ALFRED
AL-frehd KOHK

KOLMOGOROV, VASILY
vah-SEE-lee kohl-moh-GOH-rawf

KOLOTUKHIN, SERGEI
sir-GAY koh-loh-TOO-kihn

KOPTEV, YURI
YOO-ree KAWPT-yehf

KORCHAGIN, PAVEL
PAH-vehl kohrch-EYE-ghihn

KOSACHYOV, KONSTANTIN
kohn-stahn-TEEN koh-SAH-chawf

KOSYGIN, ALEXEI
ah-lehk-SAY koh-SEE-gehn

KOVALYOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY koh-vahl-YAWF

KOVTUN, DMITRI
dih-MEE-tree KAWF-TOON

KOZYREV, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY KOH-zee-rehf

KRASHENNINIKOV, PAVEL
PAH-vehl krah-shee-NEE-nee-kawf

KRIKALYOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY kree-kahl-YAWF

KUDELINA, LYUBOV
lyoo-BAWF koo-DEH-lee-nah

KUDRIN, ALEXEI
ah-lehk-SAY KOO-DREEN

KUKES, SIMON
see-MY-OHN KOO-kehs

KUKURA, SERGEI
sir-GAY koo-KOO-rah

KULIK, GENNADY
geh-NAH-dee koo-LEEK

KUROYEDOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer koo-raw-YEH-dawf

KURSK
KOORSK

KUZNETSOV, BORIS
baw-REESS kooz-nyeht-SAWF

KVASHNIN, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee kvahsh-NYIHN

LABUNETS, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL lah-boo-NEHTS

LAVROV, SERGEI
sir-GAY lahv-RAWF

LEBED, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr L(y)EH-behd

LEBEDEV, PLATON
plah-TOHN LYEH-beh-dehf

LEFORTOVO
leh-FAWR-teh-veh

LENIN, VLADIMIR ILICH
vlah-DEE-meer ihl-YIHCH LEH-nihn

LESIN, MIKHAIL
mihk-hah-EEL LEH-sihn

LIMONOV, EDWARD
EHD-ward lee-MAH-nawf

LITVINENKO, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr liht-vee-NYEHN-kaw

LOSHCHININ, VALERY
vah-LEH-ree law-SHEE-nihn

LOSYUKOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr loh-syoo-KAWF

LOYSUKOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr lohzh-yoo-KAWF

LUGOVOI, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY LOO-GAW-VOY

LUKIN, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer LOO-keen

LUKYANOV, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee loo-K-YAH-nawf

LUZHKOV, YURI
YOO-ree loozh-KAWF

MAGNITSKY, SERGEI
sir-GAY mahg-NEET-skee

MAKAROV, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE mah-KAH-rohv

MAKHMUDOV, RUSTAM
roos-TAHM mahk-MOO-dawf

MALYSHKIN, OLEG
ahl-YEHK mah-LYOOSH-kihn

MAMEDOV, GEORGY
ghee-OHR-ghee mah-MYEHD-awf

MAMSUROV, TAIMURAZ
TAY-moor-ahz mahm-SOOR-ahv

MARKELOV, STANISLAV
STAN-ee-SLAHF mahrk-YEHL-awf

MARKOVA, ANNA
AH-nah MAHR-koh-vah

MASLYUKOV, YURI
YOO-ree mahs-lyoo-KAHF

MASORIN, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer mah-SOOR-ihn

MATVIYENKO, VALENTINA
vah-lehn-TEE-nah maht-vee-EHN-kaw

MEDVEDEV, DMITRIY
d-MEE-tree m(y)ehd-V(y)EHD-yehf

MEDVEDKOV, MAXIM
mahk-SEEM mehd-VEHD-kawv

MEZHIYEVA, MILANA
mee-LAH-nah meh-ZHEE-ehv-ah

MIKHAILOV, ALEXANDER
al-ehk-SAHN-dehr mihk-EYE-lawf

MILLER, ALEXEI
al-ehk-SAY MEE-lehr

MIRONOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY mih-RAW-nawf

MITROFANOV, ALEXEI
al-ehk-SAY mee-troh-FAHN-awf

MOISEYEV, VALENTIN
vah-lehn-TEEN moy-SAY-yehv

MOLTENSKOI, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer mawl-tehn-SKOY

NAVALNY, ALEXEI
ah-lehk-SAY nah-VAHL-nee

NEMTSOV, BORIS
bah-REES nehmt-SAWF

NORD-OST
NAWRD AWST

NURGALIYEV, RASHID
rah-SHEED noor-gah-LEE-ehv

ONISHCHENKO, GENNADY
gheh-NAH-dee aw-NEE-shehn-kaw

ORDZHONIKIDZE, IOSIF
ee-AW-seef awr-duhzh-aw-nee-KEED-zeh

OSTANKINO
aw-STAHN-kee-naw

PAMFILOVA, ELLA
EH-lah pahm-FEE-loh-vah

PANKOV, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE pahn-KAWF

PASKO, GRIGORY
ghree-GOH-ree PAHS-kaw

PATRUSHEV, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE PAH-troo-shehv

PERMINOV, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee pehr-MEE-nawv

POCINOK, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr paw-CHEE-nawk

POLITKOVSKAYA, ANNA
AH-nah poh-leet-KAWF-sk-eye-ah

POPOV, VYACHESLAV
vee-ah-cheh-SLAHF pah-PAWF

PRIKHODKO, SERGEI
sir-GAY pree-HAWD-kaw

PRIMAKOV, YEVGENY
yehv-GHEHN-yee pree-mah-KAWF

PROKHOROV, MIKHAIL
mihk-hah-EEL PRAW-kah-rawf

PRONICHEV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer PRAW-nee-chff

PUTIN, LYUDMILA
lood-MEE-lah POO-tihn

PUTIN, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer POO-tihn

RADUYEV, SALMAN
SAHL-mahn rah-DOO-yehf

RAZOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY RAH-zawf

RAZVOZZHEYEV, LEONID
lay-oh-NEED rahz-vawz-ZHEYE-ehv

RIZHKOV, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE reezh-KAWF

ROGOZIN, DMITRI
dih-MEE-tree raw-GAW-zihn

ROSNEFT
rawss-NYEHFT

RUMYANTSEV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr room-YAHNT-suhf

RUSHAILO, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer roosh-EYE-loh

RUTSKOY, ALEXANDER
al-ehk-SAHN-dehr root-SKOY

RYABKOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY ree-ahb-KAWF

RYBKIN, IVAN
ee-VAHN REEB-kihn

RYZHKOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer rihzh-KAWF

SADULAYEVA, ZAREMA
zah-RAY-mah sah-dool-EYE-eh-vah

SAFONOV, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee sah-FAW-nawf

SAFRONOV, IVAN
ee-VAHN sah-FRAWN-awf

SALTANOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr sahl-TAH-nawf

SCHEPIN, OLEG
ahl-YEHK SHAY-pihn

SELEZNYOV, GENNADY
geh-NAH-dee sehl-ehz-NYAWF

SELTSOVSKY, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY sehlt-SAWV-skee

SEM DNEI
SEHM (d)NAY

SENKEVICH, NIKOLAI
nee-kohl-EYE SEHN-kay-vihch

SERDYUKOV, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee sehrd-YOO-kawf

SERGEYEV, IGOR
EE-gehr sir-GAY-ehf

SEVODNYA
seh-VAWD-nyah

SHABDURASULOV, IGOR
EE-gehr shahb-doo-rah-SOO-lawf

SHAIMIYEV, MINTIMER
mihn-teh-MEER sh-eye-MEE-ehv

SHAKHNOVSKY, VASILY
vah-SIH-lee shahk-NAWV-skee

SHAMBA, SERGEY
s-air-GAY SHAHM-bah

SHARIPOV, SALIZHAN
sah-lee-ZHAHN shah-REE-pawf

SHATALOV, MIKHAIL
mihk-hah-EEL shah-TAH-lawf

SHEREMYETYEVO
sheh-reh-MYEH-tyeh-vah

SHEVCHENKO, YURI
YOO-ree shehv-CHEHN-kaw

SHMATKO, SERGEI
sir-GAY SHMAHT-kaw

SHOIGU, SERGEI
sir-GAY shoy-GOO

SHOKHIN, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr shoh-KEEN

SHPIGUN, GENNADY
geh-NAH-dee shh-pee-GOON

SHVYDKOI, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL sh-vihd-KOY

SKURATOV, YURI
YOO-ree skoo-RAH-tawf

SOBYANIN, SERGEI
sir-GAY suhb-YAH-nihn

SOLZHENITSYN, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr sohl-zheh-NEET-sehn

SOROKIN, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer saw-ROH-keen

SOYUZ
soy-YOOZ

STALIN, JOSEF
JOH-sehf STAH-lihn

STAROVOITOVA, GALINA
gah-LEE-nah stah-roh-VOY-toh-vah

STEPASHIN, SERGEI
sir-GAY steh-PAH-shihn

STROYEV, YEGOR
yeh-GOHR STROY-yehf

SUCHKOV, GENNADY
geh-NAH-dee sooch-KAWF

SUKHAREVSKAYA
soo-kah-REHV-skah-yah

SULTYGOV, ABDUL-KHAKIM
ahb-DUHL kah-KIHM sool-TOO-gawf

SUTYAGIN, IGOR
EE-grr soo-TYAH-ghihn

SYSUYEV, OLEG
eye-l-YEHK sih-SOO-yehf

TADZHUDDIN, TALGAT
tahl-GAHT tahd-zhoo-DEEN

TIKHOMIROV, VYACHESLAV
VEH-cheh-slahv tee-koh-MEER-awv

TITOV, ANTON
ahn-TAWN tee-TAWF

TOKHTAKHOUNOV, ALIMZHAN
ah-leem-ZHAHN tawk-tah-HOO-nawf

TROSHEV, GENNADY
gheh-NAH-dee TRAW-shehf

TRUBNIKOV, VYACHESLAV
vee-cheh-SLAWF TROOB-nee-kawf

TRUNOV, IGOR
EE-grr TROO-nawf

TRUTNEV, YURI
YOO-ree TROOT-nyehf

TSAGARAYEV, MAGOMET
mah-goh-MYEHT (t)sah-gah-RAH-yehf

TSIKHANOV, MUKHAMED
MOOK-hah-myehd (t)SEE-KAW-nawf

UDALTSOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY oo-dahlt-SAWF

UMAROV, DOKU
DOH-koo oo-MAH-rawf

USACHEV, YURI
YOO-ree oo-sah-CHAWF

USHAKOV, YURI
YOO-ree oo-shah-KAWF

USS, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr OO-ss

USTINOV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer oo-STEE-nawf

VAKHITOV, AIRAT
eye-RAHT vah-KEE-tawv

VASILYEV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer vah-SEEL-yehf

VDOVIN, ANDREI
ahn-DRAY (v)DOH-veen

VEDENO
vyih-dyih-NOH

VERBIN, SERGEI
sir-GAY VEHR-bihn

VESHNYAKOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr veesh-nyah-KAWF

VINNIK, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr VEE-neek

VISHNYAKOVA, NATALIA
nah-TAH-lee-ah vihsh-nyah-KOH-vah

VISHNYEVSKY, YURI
YOO-ree vihsh-NYEHF-skee

VLASSOF, VALENTINE
vah-lehn-TEEN VLASS-awf

VOLODIN, VYACHESLAV
VEE-cheh-slahf vaw-LAW-deen

VOLOSHIN, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr voh-LOO-shihn

VOROBYOV, YURI
YOO-ree vaw-rawb-YAWF

VYAKHIREV, REM
REHM VYAH-kih-rehf

YABLOKO
YAHB-loh-koh

YAKOVENKO, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr yah-koh-VEHN-koh

YAKOVLEV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr YAH-kawv-lehf

YAKOVLEV, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer YAH-kawv-lehf

YAKUSHKIN, DMITRY
d-MEE-tree yah-KOOSH-kihn

YASTRZHEMBSKY, SERGEI
sir-GAY yah-SHTREHM-skee

YAVLINSKY, GRIGORY
gree-GOHR-ee yahv-LEEN-skee

YELAGIN, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer yeh-LAH-ghihn

YELTSIN, BORIS
baw-REESS YEHLT-sihn

YEZHKOV, ANATOLY
ah-nah-TOH-lee YEHZH-kawv

YUDINA, LARISSA
lah-RIH-sah YOO-dee-nah

YUKOS
YOO-kohs

YUMASHEV, VALENTIN
vah-lehn-TEEN yoo-MAH-shehf

YUNASH, IGOR
EE-grr YUH-nuhsh

YUSHENKOV, SERGEI
sir-GAY yuh-shehn-KAWF

YUSUFOV, IGOR
EE-grr yoo-SOO-fawf

YUSUPOVA, LYDIA (LIDA)
LEE-dee-ah (LEE-day) yoo-SOO-poh-vah

ZADORNOV, MIKHAIL
mihk-eye-EEL zah-DOOR-nawf

ZAKAYEV, AKHMED
ahk-MEHD zah-KAH-yehf

ZAKHAROV, VICTOR
VEEK-tohr zah-KAH-rawf

ZHIRINOVSKY, VLADIMIR
vlah-DEE-meer zhih-rih-NAWF-skee

ZHUKOV, ALEXANDER
ah-lehk-SAHN-dehr ZHOO-kawv

ZUBKOV, VIKTOR
VEEK-tohr zoob-KAWF

ZVEZDA
zvihzz-DAH

ZYUGANOV, GENNADY
geh-NAH-dee zyoo-GAHN-awf
Source: Voice of America
 
 
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