Cyrillic keyboards are starting to run out in Russia and opt to customize keys

Imported peripherals and laptops are not adapted to Russian, which prevents work in the country.

Russia continues to suffer the consequences Economic sanctions imposed internationally by the western axis, even in the most anecdotal (as reported by Kommersant), such as the Cyrillic keyboard shortage facing the country’s workers and PC users. Since These measures have been takenThe Putin government has launched a plan for parallel imports, but this solution is only a patch and incoming laptops and peripherals They are not ready to write in Russian. To understand how Russia can legally circumvent sanctions, let’s examine the concept of parallel imports.

For practical purposes, although a product cannot be sold in country B by direct import from country A, Yes sold in country C, country B can take. So Russia may not be able to import Apple products directly from the US, but yes buy in China, Turkey or Serbia, For example. Problem? Keyboards from these countries do not have Cyrillic layout.

Learning to write is a matter of practice and habit, as is learning to play an instrument with all its keys and shapes, so you can imagine the misalignment of working together. a different keyboard than you’re used to and this is directly in another alphabet. Typing without looking is the step between scrolling through buttons and seeing our fingers move. seasick ducks strangely, it flies over the keyboard before falling.

This is the case for workers from all over Russia. they find it difficult to perform their profession, especially in government settings, relevant officials or employees should type on keyboards in proper order. However, two million keyboards which the federation imports in the first half of 2022, none meet this requirement and become unusable when they arrive.

Interestingly, this script opens the market for key customization, as Turkish or Arabic keyboards do not display the Cyrillic script. its distribution is compatible with the Russian one, so just by changing the keys, they already have it. In fact, it is the same thing, rather than a minority solution. Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia.

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