I devote some attention to this problem at the following URL: http://www.as.ua.edu/gnrn/russification.html#sharing Andrew M. Drozd adrozd at ua1vm.ua.edu Dept. of German and Russian Box 870262 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0262 tel (205) 348-5720 fax (205) 348-2042