diff --git a/grammars/resource/russian/Syntax.gf b/grammars/resource/russian/Syntax.gf
index 4b43f39e3..11b325bfc 100644
--- a/grammars/resource/russian/Syntax.gf
+++ b/grammars/resource/russian/Syntax.gf
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ oper
 
   complementOfTransVerb : TransVerb -> Complement = \v -> {s2 = v.s2 ; c = v.c} ;
   verbOfTransVerb       : TransVerb -> Verb   = \v -> 
-    {s = v.s; t = v.t; a = v.a ; v = v.v } ;
+    {s = v.s; t = v.t; a = v.a ; w = v.w } ;
 
   mkTransVerb : Verb -> Preposition  -> Case -> TransVerb = \v,p,cas -> 
     v ** {s2 = p ; c = cas } ;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ oper
 -- The rule for using transitive verbs is the complementization rule:
 
   complTransVerb : Bool -> TransVerb -> NounPhrase -> VerbPhrase = \b,se,tu ->
-    {s = se.s ; a = se.a ; t = se.t ; v = se.v ; s2 = negation b ;
+    {s = se.s ; a = se.a ; t = se.t ; w = se.w ; s2 = negation b ;
      s3 = \\_,_ => se.s2 ++ tu.s ! (mkPronForm se.c No NonPoss) ; 
      negBefore = True } ;
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ oper
 -- Sometimes we want to extract the verb part of a verb phrase.
 
   verbOfPhrase : VerbPhrase -> Verb = \v -> 
-    {s = v.s; t = v.t ; a = v.a ; v =v.v} ;
+    {s = v.s; t = v.t ; a = v.a ; w =v.w} ;
 
 
 -- Verb phrases can also be formed from adjectives ("- молод"),
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ oper
     { s= \\_ => "-" ;        
       t = Present ; 
       a = Imperfective ;
-      v = Act ;
+      w = Act ;
       s2 = negation b ; 
       s3 = \\g,n => case n of {
           Sg => zloj.s ! AF Nom Animate (ASg g) ;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ oper
    {  s= \\_ => "-" ;        
       t = Present ; 
       a = Imperfective ;
-      v = Act ;
+      w = Act ;
       s2 = negation b ;
       s3 = \\_,n => (indefNounPhrase n chelovek ).s ! (mkPronForm Nom No NonPoss) ;
       negBefore = False
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ oper
     { s= \\_ => "-" ;        
       t = Present ; 
       a = Imperfective ;
-      v = Act ;
+      w = Act ;
       s2 = negation b ;
       s3 = \\_,_ => masha.s ! (mkPronForm Nom No NonPoss) ;
       negBefore = False
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ oper
 --
   adVerbPhrase : VerbPhrase -> Adverb -> VerbPhrase = \poet, khorosho ->
     {s = \\vf => khorosho.s ++ poet.s ! vf ; s2 = poet.s2; s3 = poet.s3;
-     a = poet.a; v = poet.v; t = poet.t ; negBefore = poet.negBefore } ;
+     a = poet.a; w = poet.w; t = poet.t ; negBefore = poet.negBefore } ;
                    
 -- Adverbials are typically generated by prefixing prepositions.
 -- The rule for creating locative noun phrases by the preposition "в"
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ oper
     \b,vidit,tuUlubaeshsya ->
     {s = vidit.s ; s2 = negation b ; s3 = \\_,_ => [", что"] ++ 
      tuUlubaeshsya.s ;
-     t = vidit.t ; v = vidit.v ; a = vidit.a ; negBefore = True } ;
+     t = vidit.t ; w = vidit.w ; a = vidit.a ; negBefore = True } ;
 
 
 --2 Sentences missing noun phrases
diff --git a/grammars/resource/russian/TestRus.gf b/grammars/resource/russian/TestRus.gf
index f3d2a5cb4..4a160afbe 100644
--- a/grammars/resource/russian/TestRus.gf
+++ b/grammars/resource/russian/TestRus.gf
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ lin
   Small = malenkij ;
   Old = staruj ;
   Young = molodoj ;
+
+  --Connection = cnNoHum (nounReg "connection") ** {s2 = "from" ; s3 = "to"} ;  Fun2
+ -- American = adj1Malenkij "американск" ;
+ -- Finnish = adj1Malenkij "финск" ;
+ -- Married = adjInvar "замужем" ** {s2 = "за"; c = instructive} ;
+  --Give = mkDitransVerb (verbNoPart (mkVerb "give" "gave" "given")) [] [] ;  V3
+  --Prefer = mkDitransVerb (mkVerb "prefer" "preferred" "preferred")) [] "to" ; V3
+
   Man = muzhchina ;
   Woman = zhenchina ;
   Car = mashina ;
diff --git a/grammars/resource/russian/Types.gf b/grammars/resource/russian/Types.gf
index 64ed69e66..b9da5f4e3 100644
--- a/grammars/resource/russian/Types.gf
+++ b/grammars/resource/russian/Types.gf
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ param VF =
    VFin  GenNum Person | VImper Number Person | VInf | VSubj GenNum;
 
 oper 
-  Verb : Type = {s : VF => Str ; t: Tense ; a : Aspect ; v: Voice} ;
+  Verb : Type = {s : VF => Str ; t: Tense ; a : Aspect ; w: Voice} ;
 
   extVerb : Verbum -> Voice -> Tense -> Verb = \aller, vox, t -> 
     { s = table { 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ oper
        VImper n p => aller.s ! VFORM vox (VIMP n p) ;
        VInf => aller.s ! VFORM vox VINF ;
        VSubj gn => aller.s ! VFORM vox (VSUB gn)
-       }; t = t ; a = aller.asp ; v = vox } ;
+       }; t = t ; a = aller.asp ; w = vox } ;
 
 
 --3 Other open classes