diff -ru festival.orig/lib/languages.scm festival/lib/languages.scm
--- festival.orig/lib/languages.scm	2006-12-19 23:20:40 +0200
+++ festival/lib/languages.scm	2006-12-19 23:26:01 +0200
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@
   (Parameter.set 'Language 'britishenglish)
 )
 
+(define (language_russian)
+"(language_russian)
+Set up language parameters for Russian."
+
+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_msu_ru_nsh_cg) (set! female1 voice_msu_ru_nsh_cg))
+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_msu_ru_nsh_cg) (set! male1 voice_msu_ru_nsh_cg))
+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_msu_ru_nsh_clunits) (set! female1 voice_msu_ru_nsh_clunits))
+  (if (symbol-bound? 'voice_msu_ru_nsh_clunits) (set! male1 voice_msu_ru_nsh_clunits))
+  (male1)
+  (Parameter.set 'Language 'russian)
+)
+
 
 (define (language_italian)
 "(language_italian)
@@ -126,6 +138,8 @@
    ((or (equal? language 'britishenglish)
 	(equal? language 'english))  ;; we all know its the *real* English
     (language_british_english))
+   ((equal? language 'russian)
+    (language_russian))
    ((equal? language 'americanenglish)
     (language_american_english))
    ((equal? language 'scotsgaelic)