When worked on Russian resources file for the LotRMap 
we used some principles as follows.

1) If Tolkien gives several names for the same place then each name enters the file 
through separate line - to make a user easy to find it out in alphabetical ordering.

2) If a place has more than one name then each entry for it in the file 
refers to two of them. For example, "Chernorech'e or Azanulbizar 
(valley, Dimrill Dale)", "Azanulbizar or Nanduhirion", "Nanduhirion or 
Chernorech'e".

3) For each Russian name its English original is given in parenthesis.
This is necessary if any questions will arise.

4) As a main source for Russian translations of Tolkien's toponims we used 
Lord of the Rings translated by V. Muravjov since his work is both 
accurate and artistic. English texts of Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, 
Unfinished Tales and Russian translation of Hobbit by N. Rakhmanova 
we referred to as well. Additionally a few toponims were included 
from the translation of LotR by N. Grigor'eva and V. Grushetsky.

5) Since one have to use in the LotRMap some cyrillic font 
to view a russian text properly, all the accented letters 
in English toponims were substituted by corresponding 
non-accented ones. So in "Barad-Dur" a circumflex must actually 
stand instead of u; but keeping the circumflex results in
"Barad-Dûr" when using the cyrillic font.

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We are greatly appreciated to the author of this beautiful program, I. Mouwen

Feedback, complaints and propositions please send to

Vladimir and Alexey Sviridov <vvs@vspu.ac.ru>

Relative to the program itself please contact V4Software@vvier.tudelft.nl

