[prescindor]

I wonder how Эдвард Сноуден is enjoying his time there.

[ithkuil]

he can hide behind different and equally likely transliterations of its own name.

[danohuiginn]

for real. I briefly worked at a Russian news agency, where one guy's entire job was keeping track of the correct transliterations for people and places. I imagine the internet makes it somewhat easier now, but it's still a nightmare.