C - Comedy, Cheburashka and Cyrillic Alphabet

A to Tsar of Russia with Adrian Chiles by BBC

Jun 5, 201810:47Sports & Recreation

The mysteries of Russia explained - including how the 33-character alphabet works. With Adrian Chiles, language expert Olga Makarenko and St Petersburg comedian Igor Meerson.

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