Useless fact about Russian names surnames - if you'll try to read how it is written in an ID (e. g. a password) you'll likely mispronounce it, but if you'll rea

Useless fact about Russian names surnames - if you'll try to read how it is written in an ID (e. g. a password) you'll likely mispronounce it, but if you'll read how people write their name in less formal situations e. g. in email, you have more chances to get it right. There are multiple common ways to transliterate Russian to Latin alphabet [1]. For some reason for passports Russian authorities chose the scheme which is more confusing to English speakers than other popular schemes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian