Cyrillic is surprisingly easy. From my limited understanding, things are written how they sound (for the most part). Instead of letter combinations like zh, sh, or ch, there are single letters: ж, ш, ч.
Even vowel sounds are more obvious: ee=и, eh=э, oo=у, and yoo=ю. (FYI, it’s “Pootin” not “Pyootin”)
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