diff --git a/themator/ru/backend.json b/themator/ru/backend.json
index 4ce2fd52..c51a7e2a 100644
--- a/themator/ru/backend.json
+++ b/themator/ru/backend.json
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 {
     "backend_tl": {
-        "input_interface": "Eingabe",
-        "topics": "Themen",
-        "add": "Erfassen",
-        "delete": "L\u00f6schen",
-        "users": "Benutzer",
-        "edit": "Bearbeiten",
-        "logged_in_as": "Eingeloggt aus",
-        "logout": "Ausloggen",
-        "topic": "Thema",
-        "selectmuseumforediting": "Ein Museum zum Bearbeiten ausw\u00e4hlen ...",
-        "museum_edit": "Ein Museum bearbeiten ...",
-        "museum_add": "Ein Museum erfassen ...",
-        "collection_select": "Eine Sammlung zum Bearbeiten ausw\u00e4hlen ...",
-        "collection_edit": "Eine Sammlung bearbeiten ...",
-        "collection_add": "Eine Sammlung erfassen ...",
-        "object_select": "Ein Objekt zum Bearbeiten ausw\u00e4hlen ...",
-        "object_edit": "Ein Objekt bearbeiten ...",
-        "object_add": "Ein Objekt erfassen ...",
-        "ufo_edit": "Ein U-F-O bearbeiten ...",
-        "ufo_add": "Ein U-F-O erfassen ...",
+        "input_interface": "\u0418\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0444\u0435\u0439\u0441 \u0432\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
+        "topics": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u044b",
+        "add": "\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c",
+        "delete": "\u0423\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c",
+        "users": "\u041f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c",
+        "edit": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c",
+        "logged_in_as": "\u0412\u0445\u043e\u0434 \u0432 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0435\u043c",
+        "logout": "\u0412\u044b\u0439\u0442\u0438",
+        "topic": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u0430",
+        "selectmuseumforediting": "\u0412\u044b\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f ...",
+        "museum_edit": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439 ...",
+        "museum_add": "\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439 ...",
+        "collection_select": "\u0412\u044b\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f ...",
+        "collection_edit": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e ...",
+        "collection_add": "\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044e ...",
+        "object_select": "\u0412\u044b\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f ...",
+        "object_edit": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 ...",
+        "object_add": "\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 ...",
+        "ufo_edit": "\u0414\u043e\u0431\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u044c U-F-O \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 ...",
+        "ufo_add": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c U-F-O \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 ...",
         "event_select": "Ein Ereignis zum Bearbeiten ausw\u00e4hlen ...",
-        "event_edit": "Ein Ereignis bearbeiten ...",
+        "event_edit": "\u0420\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043e\u0431\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435 ...",
         "event_add": "Ein Ereignis erfassen ...",
         "time_select": "Einen Zeitbegriff zum Bearbeiten ausw\u00e4hlen ...",
         "time_edit": "Einen Zeitbegriff bearbeiten ...",
diff --git a/themator/ru/general.json b/themator/ru/general.json
index 2a3cfb40..14eedac8 100644
--- a/themator/ru/general.json
+++ b/themator/ru/general.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
     "general": {
-        "topic": "Thema",
-        "topics": "Themen",
-        "exhibition_view": "Ausstellungsansicht",
-        "expand_all": "Alles aufklappen",
-        "reduce": "Zuklappen",
-        "objektsfor": "Objekte f\u00fcr",
-        "objektsfor_description": "Objektansichten zu Objekten aus diesem und Unterthemen, die dem gegebenen Ort entsprechen.",
-        "next": "N\u00e4chstes",
-        "previous": "Vorheriges"
+        "topic": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u0430",
+        "topics": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u044b",
+        "exhibition_view": "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0438",
+        "expand_all": "\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0441\u0451",
+        "reduce": "\u0421\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u0442\u044c",
+        "objektsfor": "\u041e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u044b \u0434\u043b\u044f",
+        "objektsfor_description": "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0438\u0437 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0435\u043c, \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e.",
+        "next": "\u0421\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0435",
+        "previous": "\u041f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u044b\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0435"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/themator/ru/login.json b/themator/ru/login.json
index 167fd9ee..1f63dcda 100644
--- a/themator/ru/login.json
+++ b/themator/ru/login.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
     "tlLogin": {
-        "username": "Benutzername",
-        "password": "Passwort",
-        "login": "Login",
-        "remember_me": "Login merken",
-        "global_statistics": "Globale Statistiken",
-        "recent_blog_posts": "Neueste Blogbeitr\u00e4ge",
-        "public_db_contents": "Ver\u00f6ffentlichte Datenbankinhalte",
-        "log_in": "Einloggen",
-        "avg_text_len": "Objektbeschreibungen: Durchschnittle L\u00e4nge"
+        "username": "\u0418\u043c\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f",
+        "password": "\u041f\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c",
+        "login": "\u041b\u043e\u0433\u0438\u043d",
+        "remember_me": "\u0417\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0445\u043e\u0434",
+        "global_statistics": "\u0413\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430",
+        "recent_blog_posts": "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0438 \u0432 \u0431\u043b\u043e\u0433\u0435",
+        "public_db_contents": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0435 \u0431\u0430\u0437 \u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445",
+        "log_in": "\u0412\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0438",
+        "avg_text_len": "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0430: \u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u044f\u044f \u0434\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/themator/ru/navigation.json b/themator/ru/navigation.json
index 8d6c06bd..9030730f 100644
--- a/themator/ru/navigation.json
+++ b/themator/ru/navigation.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "nav": {
-        "home": "Home",
-        "museum": "Museum",
-        "collection": "Sammlung",
-        "object": "Objekt",
-        "topics": "Themen",
-        "contact": "Kontakt"
+        "home": "\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430",
+        "museum": "\u041c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0439",
+        "collection": "\u0421\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435",
+        "object": "\u041e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442",
+        "topics": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u044b",
+        "contact": "\u041a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themator/ru/startpage.json b/themator/ru/startpage.json
index e4bf6dba..2bba3142 100644
--- a/themator/ru/startpage.json
+++ b/themator/ru/startpage.json
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
         "english": "\u0410\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439",
         "for_example": "\u041d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043c\u0435\u0440 ...",
         "all_topics": "\u0412\u0441\u0435 \u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b",
-        "about": "Themen, Geschichten und Ausstellungen bei museum-digital.",
-        "meta_description": "Der Themator ist museum-digitals Werkzeug f\u00fcr digitales Storyte",
-        "meta_keywords": "Digitales Storytelling, Ausstellungen, Lehre, Bildung, Museen"
+        "about": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u044b, \u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0438 \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0438 \u0432 museum-digital.",
+        "meta_description": "\u0422\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440 - \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0438\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442 museum-digital \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f (digital storytelling).",
+        "meta_keywords": "\u0426\u0438\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 (Digital storytelling), \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0438, \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435, \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435, \u043c\u0443\u0437\u0435\u0438"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themator/ru/topic.json b/themator/ru/topic.json
index e3a7b1ae..891e41d8 100644
--- a/themator/ru/topic.json
+++ b/themator/ru/topic.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "topic": {
-        "related_objects": "Verkn\u00fcpfte Objekte ...",
-        "related_documents": "Dokumente zum Thema ...",
-        "sources_and_links": "Quellen und Links ...",
-        "next": "Weiterlesen",
-        "map": "Karte",
-        "show_object": "Objekt zeigen",
-        "show_objects": "Objekte zeigen",
-        "search": "Suchen"
+        "related_objects": "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u044b ...",
+        "related_documents": "\u0414\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0442\u0435\u043c\u0435 ...",
+        "sources_and_links": "\u0418\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0438 \u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 ...",
+        "next": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0435\u0435",
+        "map": "\u041a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430",
+        "show_object": "\u041f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442",
+        "show_objects": "\u041f\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u044b",
+        "search": "\u041f\u043e\u0438\u0441\u043a"
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/themator/ru/topic_object.json b/themator/ru/topic_object.json
index c2652f5c..f896731d 100644
--- a/themator/ru/topic_object.json
+++ b/themator/ru/topic_object.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "topic": {
-        "material_technique": "Material\/Technik",
-        "measurements": "Ma\u00dfe",
-        "when": "wann",
-        "where": "wo",
-        "who": "wer",
-        "object_from": "Objekt aus",
-        "original_entry": "Originaleintrag",
-        "literature": "Literatur"
+        "material_technique": "\u041c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043b\/\u0422\u0435\u0445\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430",
+        "measurements": "\u0420\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b",
+        "when": "\u041a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430",
+        "where": "\u0413\u0434\u0435",
+        "who": "\u041a\u0442\u043e",
+        "object_from": "\u041e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0438\u0437",
+        "original_entry": "\u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c",
+        "literature": "\u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430"
     }
 }
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