page_title: Russian draughts
hierarchical_section_title: Russian draughts
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Начальная позиция при игре в русские шашки
context_page_description: Russian draughts is a variant of draughts played in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel.
context_section_description: Russian draughts (also known as Shashki or Russian shashki) is a variant of draughts (checkers) played in Russia and some parts of the former USSR, as well as parts of Eastern Europe and Israel.
caption: Russian draughts starting position
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