Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE in Russian
9RU0/02
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications
including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our
qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our
contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus
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Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries,
in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our
commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in
education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at:
www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79412
Publication Code 9RU0_02_2606_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to
award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has
replaced it with an alternative response.
, GCE A Level Russian
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct individual
section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid, which also outlines the
alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking
principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking Principles
Soft signs: non-grammatical soft sign errors are tolerated, for example толко rather
than только, unless they cause ambiguity (for example купит rather than купить).
Spelling: non-grammatical misspellings are tolerated, for example расказать rather than
рассказать, as long as they are not ambiguous (for example тошно rather than точно) or in
the wrong language.
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective and noun endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the
‘Acceptable answers’ column.
Section Text Correct answer Acceptable Reject Mark
answers
1 Russia’s Столица России, Москва, Столица (1)
capital city, Москва, столица России Россия,
Moscow, Москва,
Российская
столица,
Москва,
Москва,
главный город
России
2 used to be раньше была была раньше было (1)
был
Summer 2026
Pearson Edexcel GCE in Russian
9RU0/02
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s
largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications
including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our
qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk.
Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our
contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries,
in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our
commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in
education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at:
www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2026
Question Paper Log Number P79412
Publication Code 9RU0_02_2606_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark
the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised
for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to
their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme
should be used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to
award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the
principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be
limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark
scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has
replaced it with an alternative response.
, GCE A Level Russian
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct individual
section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid, which also outlines the
alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking
principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking Principles
Soft signs: non-grammatical soft sign errors are tolerated, for example толко rather
than только, unless they cause ambiguity (for example купит rather than купить).
Spelling: non-grammatical misspellings are tolerated, for example расказать rather than
рассказать, as long as they are not ambiguous (for example тошно rather than точно) or in
the wrong language.
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective and noun endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the
‘Acceptable answers’ column.
Section Text Correct answer Acceptable Reject Mark
answers
1 Russia’s Столица России, Москва, Столица (1)
capital city, Москва, столица России Россия,
Moscow, Москва,
Российская
столица,
Москва,
Москва,
главный город
России
2 used to be раньше была была раньше было (1)
был
