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Russian orthography before 1918

spelling of the Russian language before 1918
Legislation orthography Q2442696
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Summary

Russian orthography before 1918 is an orthography[1]. It draws 4,906 Wikipedia views per month (orthography category, ranking #36 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Russian Empire[3], Russian Republic[4]
  • Instance of: writing system[5]
  • Based on: Russian Cyrillic (Civil Script)[6]
  • Followed by: Russian orthography before 1956[7]
  • Subclass of: Russian[8]
  • Part of: Russian orthography[9]
  • Commons category: Russian orthography before 1918[10]
  • Said to be the same as: Wikisource:Russian pre-reform orthography[11]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1918[12]
  • Topic's main category: Q32953561[13]
  • Replaced by: Q141192428[14]

Why It Matters

Russian orthography before 1918 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Russian Empire Russian Republic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · ~2026-46600-08 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → Q141192428
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Replaced by: Q141192428, Add inverse statement for replacement by post-reform Russian orthography"
  2. 24w ago · Infovarius · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → Russian
    Subclass of → —
    Country → —
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Topic's main category: Q32953561"
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