Russian

Known as Russiablocks or Alphablocks (Russian: Русскиеблоки or Альфаблоки).

## Arifmetix's design

* А/a (A): Same as the English A, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Б/б (Be): Same as the English B, with the same sound as the said letter.
* В/в (Ve): Same as the English V, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Г/г (Ge): Same as the English G, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Д/д (De): Same as the English D, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Е/е (Ye): He looks like E, but has dark red freckles and a curl of red hair similar to Y's. He is a mix of Y and E. When he begins a word or when he follows a vowel when forming a word, he makes the "ye" sound as in "yes". When he's after a consonant when forming a word, he makes the short E sound as in "egg".
* Ё/ё (Yo): He looks like E, but is brown with sunglasses, light brown freckles, a curl of brown hair similar to Y's, and a cap with his letter. He is a mix of Y and O.
* Ж/ж (Zhe): She is green with long curly gray hair and a red headband. She is Ze's wife, and a mix of Z and H. She makes the "zh" sound as in "vision".
* З/з (Ze): Same as the English Z, with the same sound as the said letter.
* И/и (I): Same as the English I. She makes the English long E sound, as in "pizza".
* Й/й (I Krotkoye): She is a red and purple gradient with angry eyes and red cheeks. She is a mix of I and N.
* К/к (Ka): Same as the English K, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Л/л (El): Same as the English L, with the same sound as the said letter.
* М/м (Em): Same as the English M, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Н/н (En): Same as the English N, with the same sound as the said letter.
* О/о (O): Same as the English O, but with a nose. He makes the same sound as the said letter.
* П/п (Pe): Same as the English P, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Р/р (Er): Same as the English R, with the same sound as the said letter.
* С/с (Es): Same as the English S, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Т/т (Te): Same as the English T, with the same sound as the said letter.
* У/у (U): Same as the English U. He makes the long U/OO sound, as in "clue".
* Ф/ф (Ef): Same as the English F, with the same sound as the said letter.
* Х/х (Kha): Same as the English X. He makes the "kh" sound like the Hebrew letter "chet".
* Ц/ц (Tse): A mix of T and S. He makes the "ts" sound, as in "cats".
* Ч/ч (Che): A mix of C and H. She makes the "ch" sound, as in "cheese".
* Ш/ш (Sha): She is magenta and a mix of S and H. She makes the "sh" sound, as in "ship".
* Щ/щ (Shcha): Same as Sha, but darker.
* Ь/ь and Ъ/ъ (The Znaks; Soft Sign and Hard Sign): They are twins and footless ghosts. The blue sign is called Myagkiy-Znak, meaning "soft sign", and the red sign is called Tvyordiy-Znak, meaning "hard sign".
* Ы/ы (Yery): Same as the English Y.
* Э/э (E): Same as the English E. He makes the short E sound, as in "egg".
* Ю/ю (Yu): He is aqua-green and a mix of Y and U. He makes the "yu" sound, as in "yule".
* Я/я (Ya): He is chartreuse and a mix of Y and A. He makes the "ya" sound, as in "yak".

## ISNorden's designs

(taken from: https://numberblocks.fandom.com/wiki/User\_blog:ISNorden/Azbukistan\_v2.0:\_suggestions\_for\_Blue86400%27s\_Russian\_Alphablocks, and the comments of https://numberblocks.fandom.com/wiki/User\_blog:Jaydob04/Greek\_and\_Cyrillic\_Alphablocks)

* Б is the drummer; the word *барабан* (drum) even sounds like a drum roll.

* Д is the agreeable Mr. Nice Guy; consider words like *да* (yes), *добрый* (good/kind). *друг* (friend).

* Ye and Yo, I and I Kratkoye as sibling-twin pairs ("without my hat, you couldn't tell us apart").

* Like Angloblock J, Ж daydreams about flying; her costume resembles a beetle *(жук)* with wings. Some Russian animations for children do emphasize the letter's bug-like shape and sound. Zhe dressing as a beetle *(жук)* with wings, the same way Angloblock J dresses as a jay bird: the pun's not an exact match, but Zhe does look and sound like a bug.

* Like Angloblock E, И is a very busy letter (not THE most common, but in the top five). *И* also happens to be a one-letter word for "and", which inspired me to picture a character with a zillion things on his mind at once. Russianblock И speaks more quickly than his friends, and sometimes makes plans that others reject as too complicated: "We'll need THIS and THAT and this OTHER thing and..."

* Angloblock R's pirate joke ("Arrr") gets lost in translation; his Russian cousin does keep the nautical theme, but with a new twist. Block Р dresses as a fisherman *(рыбак)*; he enjoys telling tall stories about his latest catch and his adventures at sea.

* Russianblock Т has a sweet tooth, preferring cake or pie (the word *торт* can mean either pastry). The "tea" pun, like Angloblock R's pirate joke, disappears in translation.

* Russianblock Х has two possible interpretations: (1) A direct pun on the letter-name; he'd be a clown or comedian, since Russians write laughter as *ха-ха-ха* too. (2) Similar to the out-of-breath Angloblock H, but bundled up for the cold *(холодный)* Russian winters; Kha's breath can be heard AND seen. Cyrillic "kha" and English X may look alike but don't sound it, and the X-ray pun would be gone in translation. I'd make Alfablok Kha a unique-to-Cyrillic personality, a jovial and friendly fellow with a deep chuckling laugh (yes, Russians write *ха ха* to imitate one!). His catch phrase? "It'll be all right" *(все будет хорошо).*

* Russianblock Ч takes over tea-serving duty in Azbukistan, since the word for "tea" *(чай)* starts with that letter. (Tea-drinking is a major part of Russian social life too, so having a local character with that shtick makes sense.)

* Hard and Soft Sign as another twin set, the police duo of Alfastan. Hard Sign wears riot gear with a shield ("Step away from that vowel!"). Soft Sign wears a fur jacket over her uniform and talks consonant blocks into changing.

* Russianblock Я inherits Angloblock I's egotistical attitude; she literally translates as the same one-letter pronoun. Another lost-in-translation shift between Alphablocks: if any Cyrillic letter gets the egotistical attitude of Angloblock I, it should be Ya (я). (It's a 1-letter pronoun in both languages, at least...) In Russian и by itself is a different word, "and" (too bad the Plusman story couldn't be adapted here).

* Like Angloblocks B and D, pairs of similar-looking Russian letters should be cast as close relatives. (Е/Ё, И/Й, Ш/Щ, Ъ/Ь are the ones who'd need visual gimmicks to tell their blocks apart.)

* If you want to mention the obsolete letters, I'd add a historical museum to Azbukistan -- maybe designed to look like St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. A tour guide would point out paintings and sculptures of the old Russianblocks (who probably wear old-fashioned costumes for good measure).

## Dortida's Designs

Аа: Same as A.

Бб: Same as B.

Вв: Also same as B but a little bit like V. He is Б's brother.

Гг: Same as G.

Дд:Same as D but also Б's brother.

Ее: Same as E but with uneven eyes and a little bit of Y.

Ёё: Same as O but with uneven eyes and a little bit of Y, she is Е's sister.

Жж: A bug-like Alphablock as Ж is for жук which means "bug".

Зз: Same as Z.

Ии & Йй: They both look like I but they have hair. Й has a ponytail while И doesn't have one. And yes, they are twins.

Кк: Same as K.

Лл: Same as L.

Мм: Same as M.

Нн: Same as N.

Оо: Same as O.

Пп: Same as P.

Рр: Same as R.

Сс: Same as S but a little bit of C.

Тт: Same as T.

Уу: Same as U.

Фф: Same as my greek letter, "Phi".

Хх: Same as my Greek letter, "Khi".

Цц: A chick like Alphablock.

Чч: Same as C but no crack.

Шш & Щщ: They are blue-gray blocks with a Square pattern. Yes they're both twins but Щ has a ponytail.

Ъъ & Ьь: Ъ is black and Ь is white. Unfortunately, they have sans eyes (Ъ left, Ь right). They genders were non-binary.

Ыы: Same as Y.

Ээ: Same as E.

Юю: Same as U but uneven eyes, unique blue color, and a little bit of Y.

Яя: Same as A but uneven eyes and a little bit of Y.

## EducationToon's design

А а - Same as A

Б б - Same as B

В в - Same as V

Г г - Same as G

Д д - Same as D

Е е - She's fuchsia pink with white shoes, and shampoo pom-poms to carry. She's a cheerleader who likes to say her sound, "ye!"

Ё ё - He's deer and tan with a red pigment cap, black shades, and a deep lemon keychain with his letter. He's a rapper who likes to say his sound, "yo!"

Ж ж - He's azure with a ceil zipper. When he zips, the sound /zh/ is heard. He usually stores things in his zipper.

З з - Same as Z

И и - Same as I. But instead of making her usual sound /i/ as in important, she makes the sound /ee/ as in feet.

Й й - Same as Y

К к - Same as K

Л л - Same as L

М м - Same as M

Н н - Same as N

О о - Same as O

П п - Same as P

Р р - Same as R

С с - Same as S

Т т - Same as T

У у - Same as U. But instead of making his usual sound /u/ as in unfair, he makes the sound of /oo/ as in boot.

Ф ф - Same as F

Х х - She's persian pink with middle purple ears, a curly tail, and a dark pink snout. She's a pig. A snorting pig. Her snorts sound like the German ch. But sometimes, she sounds like H

Ц ц - He's brown with a cowboy hat, a red bandana, black cowboy boots with yellow cleats. He's a cowboy. Why? Because he often carries his branding iron. He uses his branding iron to make his sound /ts/.

Ч ч - He's blue with a gray circle, a dark gray circle in place of his nose, Red steam funnel, light blue train chest, and wheels on the side of his feet. He's a choo-choo train.

Ш ш - She's lavender with red pointy glasses. She's a librarian that wants to keep things quiet by shushing "sh!"

Щ щ - Same as Ш, but she's magenta, and her glasses are blue

Ъ ъ and Ь ь - They're white with black berets, black and white striped arms, white gloves, red cheeks, and makeup eyes. Both are silent Mimes. Ъ is male. Ь is female (with an additional to red lips).

Ы ы - He's indigo. He makes the sound similar to I, but in disgust.

Э э - Same as E

Ю ю - He's turqoise. He can't help breaking the 4th wall just because he says "yu" similar to "you".

Я я - He's gray. He a scaredy cat. Whenever he's scared, he screams "YAAAAAAAAAAH!"

## **JustArandomSquare's designs**

A: Same as the english a, but she likes watermelons instead of apples, the apple idea will be given to я because яблоко is apple in russian, meanwhile арбуз means watermelon.

Б: Similar to the english b, but likes drums.

B: Same as the english v.

Г: Same as the english g.

Д: Same as the english d. But no longer a drummer

E: same as the english e, he says ye!

Ë: He's blue in color, he's a rapper that says "yoh"

Ж:She kinda looks like an insect, she goes "zhhhhh".

З:Same as te english z.

И:Same as the english i.

Й:И's sister, she's kinda mad-ish.

К:Same as the english k.

Л: Same as the english l.

M:Same as the english m.

H:Same as the english n.

O:Same as the english o.

П:Same as the english p.

P:Similar to the english r, but male and he's no longer a pirate, he's more like a fisher.

C:Same as the english s.

T:He's a tap tap dancer now, becuase the "tea" pun lost meaning in russian, becuase the word for tea in russian is чай.

У:Same as the english u.

Ф:Same as the english f

X:He often laughs, becuase in russian the letter x is used to represent laughing "xaxaxa"

Ц:Similar to the english c, becuase the "ts" sound is often represented as a "c", she makes a "ts" sound

Ч:He likes tea, becuase the word for tea in russian is чай, he's basically t.

Ш:She's often quiet, she says "shhhhh".

Щ:Similar to Ш, but she likes to clean, she goes "shch".

Ъ and Ь: they're both mimes, they don't make a sound of their own, Ъ is male, meanwhile Ь is female.

Ы: He cries, because this letter is often used to represent the crying sound.

Э:His color is some kind of dark pruple, he's disgusted.

Ю:She wears a skirt, becuase the word for skirt is юбка, I can't think of anything to this character for now.

Я:Likes apples.

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