Road signs in Russia
Cyrillic and yellow-framed signs
Russian signs are in Cyrillic, and crossing signs often sit on a fluorescent yellow board.
- Crossing and school signs often have a yellow-green frame.
- The stop sign says STOP in Latin letters; СТОП may be painted on the road.
- Russian has ы and э, letters Ukrainian does not use.
20 photos, grouped by the clue they show.
Key clue Yellow-framed crossing sign 5
Key clue STOP sign 3
Key clue Give-way triangle 5
Key clue Red-bordered triangle 4
Key clue Red-and-white chevrons 2
Key clue Cyrillic sign 1
Russia: what its road signs look like
Russian signs are written in Cyrillic, and crossing and school signs often sit on a fluorescent yellow-green board.
The stop sign says STOP in Latin letters, though СТОП is sometimes painted on the road. Curves get red-and-white chevrons.
The same signs are used across Russia, from Moscow to Siberia.
Look-alikes: how to tell them apart
Russia vs 
Bulgaria
Ukraine also writes in Cyrillic but uses і and ї. Bulgaria writes in Cyrillic too, with many ъ letters.
Questions about road signs in Russia
What letters show a sign is Russian?
Russian uses ы and э, which Ukrainian and Bulgarian do not.
Do Russian stop signs say СТОП?
The sign itself says STOP in Latin letters. СТОП may be painted on the road.