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Use this setup to typeset documents in russian with stable language rules and typography.

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pdfLaTeX Setup

pdflatex-russian.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T2A]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[russian]{babel}

\begin{document}
\selectlanguage{russian}
\textit{Primer teksta na russkom yazyke.}
\end{document}

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XeLaTeX / LuaLaTeX Setup

xelatex-russian.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage{russian}
\setmainfont{Times New Roman}

\begin{document}
\selectlanguage{russian}
\textit{Primer teksta na russkom yazyke.}
\end{document}

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Practical Notes

  • Keep one compiler across the entire project.
  • Verify fonts are available in local or cloud environments.
  • For multilingual bibliographies, use Unicode-safe workflows.