4.1.2.3. String Constants with Unicode Escapes

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Date: 2026-08-27 06:09:46
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>> The following less trivial example writes the Russian word “slon”
(elephant) in Cyrillic letters:

Why are you tagging the word “elephant” with a country? This word is written
in Cyrillic characters, which are used in many countries:

Why do you consider it Russian?

Countries That Use the Cyrillic Alphabet 2026
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-that-use-cyrillic

Ukraine
Tajikistan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Moldova
Russia
Montenegro
Mongolia
North Macedonia
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
Bulgaria
Belarus

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