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Top-level domain
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ru .рус yes May 24, 2016 generic top-level domain active http://rusnames.ru Russian Names company ru Russian-speaking users and organizations Cyrillic characters only; Latin characters are not permitted Registration directly at the second (top) level is allowed UDRP
ru .русThese are Cyrillic letters from the Russian alphabet, corresponding to ".rus" in the Latin alphabet.Short for ru Русский Russkiy Russian none. is a top-level domain intended for the Russian-speaking Internet community. It was delegated on 29 September 2014. Priority registration began on 3 September 2015. Open registration started on 24 May 2016. ru .рус is one of 11 top-level domains for which issuance and reissuance of certificates were suspended due to the geopolitical situation in Ukraine. Russian Pushing New State-run TLS Certificate Authority to Deal With Sanctions http://thehackernews.com/2022/03/russian-pushing-its-new-state-run-tls.html 2026-02-03 The Hacker News en
Function
The .рус domain is intended for all Internet users who are speakers of the Russian language and participants in Russian culture. It is not a country-code top-level domain and is not associated with any specific state or nation. It has generic status.Root Zone Database https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db Only characters of the Russian alphabet, digits, and the hyphen may be used in domain names.
History
Background
In 2008, work began on a national Cyrillic domain for the Russian Federation, which was named .рф in October of that year.About .RU and .РФ https://cctld.ru/en/domains/about/ 30 September 2026 Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ The direct Cyrillic transliteration of .ru, .ру, was considered a poor fit because it is visually indistinguishable from the country-code top-level domain of Paraguay, .py.Gagin Aleksandr 20 April 2004 Точка Парагвай Dot Paraguay https://rg.ru/2004/04/20/paragvai.html 30 September 2026 Rossiyskaya Gazeta ru
Proposal for a new domain
A letter proposing the delegation of a new domain intended for the global Russian-speaking community was submitted to ICANN in June 2011, as an initiative of the Russian registrar Webnames.ru and the Russian Internet Center, together with the Ukrainian Network Information Center.http://www.securitylab.ru/news/406012.php Application for delegation of the .рус domain submitted to ICANN ru An application for the .рус domain was submitted to ICANN in April 2012 as part of the New gTLD Program, which provided for the launch of numerous new top-level domains. The idea received positive feedback from the global Russian-speaking community. Support was expressed by the Coordination Center for TLD .RU, RU-CENTER, the Foundation for Assistance for Internet Technologies and Infrastructure Development, the Ukrainian Network Information Center, the Kazakhstan Association of IT Companies, KazNIC, the Internet Society of Armenia, the administrator of Azerbaijan's root domain, and the Russian–Canadian Business Club.February 2026 Russian ICANN-accredited registrars RU-CENTER, Centrohost, and Regtime declared their readiness to register domain names in the .рус zone.February 2026
On 17 December 2012, a draw was held in Los Angeles among applicants for new top-level domains. The .рус application received review number 56 out of 1,917 applicants.https://gtldresult.icann.org/applicationstatus/viewstatus New gTLD Current Application Status In March 2013 the application was approved by ICANN after passing its initial evaluation. The domain was selected for participation in preliminary testing of new gTLDs. .pyc was one of 12 domains chosen out of 1,912 applications and the only Cyrillic domain chosen.February 2026
In July 2013, ICANN said it was ready to sign an agreement with the company Russian Names, which would manage the new .рус top-level domain. The agreement confirmed the absence of objections, competing applications, or recommendations from the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC).February 2026 In August, ICANN classified .рус as a "low-risk" domain with regard to name collisions,https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2013-08-05-en Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions meaning the domain could be launched 120 days after signing the agreement.February 2026 ICANN and Russian Names signed the agreement on 14 December 2013.https://www.cnews.ru/news/line/icann_podpisala_dogovor_s_russkimi ICANN signs agreement with Russian Names to manage the .РУС domain ru
Between December 2013 and January 2014, all ICANN-accredited Russian domain registrars announced their intention to begin registration of .рус domain names. By early February, ICANN had successfully completed technical testing of the new domain.Tests new Russian top-level domain was successful! Domains in Russia https://cchbc-talents.co.rs/tests-new-russian-top-level-domain-was-successful/,%20https://cchbc-talents.co.rs/tests-new-russian-top-level-domain-was-successful/ 2026-02-16 Over the next few months, the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Russkiy Mir Foundation, the television channel REN TV, and the executive committee of the Union State all expressed interest in the project. The .рус domain was officially delegated on 29 September 2014, with Russian Names as the administrator.https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/xn--p1acf.html IANA – .рус Domain Delegation Data
Registration
Registration of domain names in the .рус zone took place in several stages, beginning on 3 September 2015 with priority registration for trademark owners listed in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). The following stages were:
3 September – 6 October 2015: TMCH trademark holders
7 October – 6 November 2015: Trademarks protected in the Russian Federation
11 November – 11 December 2015: Company names, mass media, non-profit organizations, geographical indications
14 December 2015 – 15 January 2016: Public authorities and international, state, and public organizations (free registration)
18 January – 11 March 2016: Registration at higher prices via a Dutch auction
15 March – 20 May 2016: Limited premium registration for .ru domain holders, with ownership and active website verification
24 May 2016: The domain became available to all applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. More than 11,000 domains were registered during the first month. Premium domains were available at higher prices. Registration was offered through major Russian and international ICANN-accredited registrars..РУС TLD LAUNCH PROGRAM ICANN https://portal.icann.org/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=00P6100000FPBDzEAP 29 April 2026 PDF
See also
.рф
.ru
Notes
References
Category:Top-level domains
Category:Internet in Russia
Category:2015 establishments in Russia
Category:Cyrillic script