4. Capital Letters

Russians use capital letters only with proper names and in the beginning of the sentence.

Russians do not use capital letters with:

• Names of the months and the days of the week:
  • май (May)
  • четверг (Thursday)
• Words derived from proper names:
  • сибирский (Siberian)
  • российский (Russian)
• Words showing nationality:
  • испанец (Spaniard)
  • японец (Japanese person)
  • англичанка (English lady)
• Titles and forms of address:
  • господин (mister)
  • профессор (professor)