Russian subtitles
Translate video to Russian with the subtitles built in
Upload a video in any language, pick Russian (Русский), and download it with the subtitles burned in. Russian runs longer than English, so lines split more often.
What you get back
- Your video as an MP4 with the Russian subtitles burned into the picture, so they play everywhere without a separate file.
- A Russian SRT file you can upload wherever soft subtitles are supported.
- An SRT in the original spoken language, so you have both sides of the translation.
- Plain TXT transcripts of both, for show notes, blog posts, or search.
How Russian subtitles get made
Add your video
Upload an MP4, MOV, AVI, or MKV file, or paste a link from a supported source.
Choose Russian
The speech is transcribed in whatever language it was spoken, then translated into Russian.
Download the result
You get the video with Russian subtitles burned in, plus SRT and TXT files for both languages.
What is different about Russian subtitles
Russian runs longer than English, so lines split more often.
- Russian is written in Cyrillic and needs a font that covers the alphabet outright.
- Six cases mean one name shows up in several forms across a file. Correct, not inconsistent.
- Several Cyrillic letters are visually identical to Latin ones. Mixing the two inside a word produces text that looks right on screen and fails every search.
Formality in Russian
ты is informal and вы is formal. Anything published normally uses вы.
Russian at a glance
| Native name | Русский |
|---|---|
| Word for subtitles | субтитры |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Text direction | Left to right |
| Language code | ru |
| Where it is spoken | Russia, and widely understood across much of the former Soviet Union. |
Start with 50 free credits and see what a Russian subtitle track looks like on your own video.
Continue with Google50 free credits. No credit card needed.Frequently asked questions
Can I get Russian subtitles on a video that is not in Russian?
Yes, that is the normal case. The speech is transcribed in whatever language it was spoken, and the transcript is translated into Russian. You do not have to tell it what the source language is.
Do I get a Russian subtitle file as well as the video?
Yes. Every job returns the video with subtitles burned in, plus SRT and TXT files for both the original language and Russian, so you can reuse the Russian text elsewhere.
Will Cyrillic characters render correctly in the video?
Yes. Subtitles are burned into the picture after the text has been shaped and laid out, so what you see in the editor is what ends up in the MP4. Cyrillic renders correctly in the finished file.
Can I fix the Russian wording before I download?
Yes, on the Pro and Studio plans. You can edit the text and timings in the subtitle editor, trim the clip, and reburn before downloading.