Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Russia

Russia articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 9 18 28 34 89 FL 2 5 6 4 17 FM 100 100 A 2 3 14 12 31 GA 23 36 115 260 7 441 B 223 309 544 954 381 2,411 C 381 697 1,451 3,656 1 1,240 7,426 Start 414 1,513 6,516 16,402 1 3,800 28,646 Stub 12 206 3,956 48,474 3 4,788 57,439 List 69 105 475 3,384 52 379 4,464 Category 24,488 24,488 Disambig 281 281 File 1,255 1,255 Portal 27 27 Project 140 140 Redirect 1 13 717 2,209 2,940 Template 4,493 4,493 NA 5 4 9 Other 8 98 106 Assessed 1,136 2,892 13,118 73,910 33,152 10,595 134,803 Unassessed 1 11 770 782 Total 1,136 2,892 13,119 73,921 33,152 11,365 135,585 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 525,426 Ω = 5.45

Hey, sorry for asking on the English Wikipedia. But is it allowed to be an editor of the Russian Wikipedia anonymously?

On Russian Wikipedia, articles can be created by anonymous users. I usually create them for redirects. On here I often have to use Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Redirects. That is why I made Геймовёрс on the Russian Wikipedia redirect to Glitch Productions (but English Wikipedia has an article, Gameoverse.) I am not fluent but I do use dictionary resources like OpenRussian and Wiktionary and machine translation (i.e. DeepL.) Also, I have to use a word declension tool (СловоРул or similar), a grammar website, and a dictionary. I'm pretty good at reading Russian Cyrillic because I can pronounce some words in my head. I frequently look at Russian Wikipedia articles, and even English Wikipedia for Russian phonology. I am not Russian or from Russia, but I use a variety of resources to study it. If you can, can you relay this information to Russian Wikipedia translated into Russian? Sorry for asking about Russian Wikipedia here. But i do know a few words and continue to learn with dictionaries. I've been an anonymous user, but I plan to edit the Russian and English Wikipedias. Does it matter if an English Wikipedia editor also edits other languages' Wikipedias or creates redirects, if their grammar can be fixed. I may have broken grammar in non-English languages. Sorry if I asked here. Thanks ~2026-29780-99 (talk) 11:58, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Putin's invasion of Ukraine speech#Requested move 29 May 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Putin's invasion of Ukraine speech#Requested move 29 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 04:50, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Putin's recognition of the Donbas republics#Requested move 29 May 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Putin's recognition of the Donbas republics#Requested move 29 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 22:54, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Request for Third Opinion

There is a content dispute about Federal subjects of Russia being discussed at Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Federal_subjects_of_Russia. The question is about the map, and about how to indicate the pronunciation of the names of the first-level administrative subdivisions (republics, krais, oblasts, and federal cities). One editor wants to include accent marks on the titles of the places in the map. Another editor disagrees, and suggests that an IPA column be included in the table instead. What are the opinions of other editors? Should stress marks be used in the titles of places in the map? Should an IPA column be added to the table? Robert McClenon (talk) 06:25, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Platonov Arts Festival

The article Platonov Arts Festival has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for notability concerns and for needing more citations for over 11 years. Poorly sourced article about a provincial arts organization. A Google search found only passing mentions in a couple of books. Lacks significant coverage.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 02:19, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Deprodded plenty of sources if you goole for russian title "Платоновский фестиваль искусств". I added a couple, just for WP:GNG/deprod purposes, and I hope Russian editors do more (but somehow I am pessimistic).

@Bearian: I would not call Voronezh "province". Do you call San Jose, California or Birmingham province? --Altenmann >talk 02:52, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that, but no, I didn't search using Cyrillic because it's not on my device. I have nothing against provincial cities, but having lived there n one, I know it's hard to find sources about them. San Jose is actually a great city – I have fond memories of my visit there – but there's a song about going back there for a reason. Bearian (talk) 03:01, 8 June 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Petukhovo (lake)#Requested move 23 May 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Petukhovo (lake)#Requested move 23 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 01:48, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

The DCWC is back!

The Developing Countries WikiContest Gold Belt Buckle

Hey WikiProject Russia, the Developing Countries WikiContest is back for a third year, and sign-ups are now open! The contest will run from 1 July to 30 September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.

Thanks to everyone who answered the call for coordinators, and please welcome the new faces on the coordinator team: the 2024 Gold Belt Buckle winner Generalissima (talk · contribs); and the record-holder for most India-related submissions in 2024, Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs)! Following feedback from last year, adjustments have been made to the scoring rules; discussion can be found on the contest talk page.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or contact one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 16:02, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:2025 Sumy offensive#Requested move 18 June 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2025 Sumy offensive#Requested move 18 June 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 17:29, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Anatoly Rykov

The article Anatoly Rykov has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for needing more references and notability concerns for 9 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Poorly sourced BLP. Edited by the subject himself. Fails the relevant notability guidelines.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 02:29, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

International Russian Rotary Children's Music Competition

I have proposed International Russian Rotary Children's Music Competition for deletion. Bearian (talk) 03:58, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

World War I has an RfC

World War I has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Emiya1980 (talk) 04:07, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Tatyana Polnova

The article Tatyana Polnova has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Bearian (talk) 11:08, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Maly Begichev Island

Which federal subject is this island actually in? Our article for it says Krasnoyarsk Krai, while the Russian Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap say it is in the Sakha Republic. --  Denelson83  05:57, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tim (inhabited locality)#Requested move 26 July 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tim (inhabited locality)#Requested move 26 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ~2026-41577-62 (talk) 09:53, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Putin's annexation speech#Requested move 6 July 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Putin's annexation speech#Requested move 6 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. In solidarity, Destinyokhiria _{(talk / cont)} 01:28, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Possible sources for pre-1992 Aeroflot accidents and incidents?

Hi everybody!

On the Russian Wikipedia I posed a question that may be relevant to articles about pre-1992 Aeroflot accidents and incidents. I am aware that prior to 1992 there was censorship against people who wrote about such accidents and there was not so much coverage from news sources at the time.

At ru:Википедия:Форум/Общий#Are_there_any_secondary_sources_(like_books_or_journal_articles)_covering_Aeroflot_accidents_and_incidents_that_occurred_prior_to_1992? I asked Russian-speaking editors if there were people after glasnost and perestroika who wrote books and articles about these Aeroflot accidents? As in now that they were free to do so, they could revisit those accidents in the past and write about them? WhisperToMe (talk) 20:21, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Good news! My inquiry was translated into Russian, and it is now at ru:Википедия:Форум/Общий#Существуют_ли_какие-либо_вторичные_источники_(например,_книги_или_журнальные_статьи),_освещающие_авиационные_происшествия_и_инциденты_Аэрофлота,_произошедшие_до_1992_года? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:01, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Novopavlivka offensive#Requested move 18 June 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Novopavlivka offensive#Requested move 18 June 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. –Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 11:36, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Meduza#Requested move 14 August 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Meduza#Requested move 14 August 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ~2026-44664-79 (talk) 15:04, 14 August 2026 (UTC)

RfC on how to format Lena Katina's "early years"

Hi, I've started an RfC on how to format the first sentence of the Lena Katina article's "early years" section. Your input is welcome. Thanks in advance, Thedarkknightli (talk) 14:57, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

1721-1917 Russia bio infobox birth\death places

How the place of death and birth in biographic article's infoboxes of people born on then and present-day territory of Russia between 1721 and 1917 should be displayed?

e.g. Leo Tolstoy; born 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 in:

A) Yasnaya Polyana, Krapivensky Uyezd, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire

B) Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire

C) Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire

D) Yasnaya Polyana, Krapivensky Uyezd, Tula Governorate, Russia

E) Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Governorate, Russia

F) Yasnaya Polyana, Russia

G) Propose your own

Please participate. You can choose more than one option if you want. If discussion will reach no definitive conclusion or receive few participants, I might host a follow-up RfC at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Infoboxes. Gigman (talk) 22:36, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Generally, if the subject was born or died in the Russian Empire and the place is still part of Russia, then I think simply "Russia" suffices (without the link). Otherwise, use "Russian Empire". If we are dealing with a major city, then I do not think we need to include subdivisions. Mellk (talk) 22:53, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Can you specify the preffered option for a given example please? Gigman (talk) 23:02, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

See for example Igor Stravinsky. Mellk (talk) 23:11, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

I mean, from given options for this specific (Leo Tolstoi) example? A, B, C, D, E or F? Or propose your own. Gigman (talk) 23:21, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Well, in this case, I would lean towards E or F (with only Yasnaya Polyana being linked), but broadly speaking I have mentioned the exceptions to this above. Mellk (talk) 23:24, 23 August 2026 (UTC)