Cyrillic databases of former Soviet Union countries

The article considers different search options using patent databases (DB), which belong to the former Soviet Union (SU) countries and where the Cyrillic alphabet and Russian language are used. The main emphasis is on the databases where there is the possibility of using an English interface. In the cases when it is not possible to receive information in English advice is given on what kind of machine translation is preferable. Advice is given for English- and Russian-speaking users for making the search more efficient.