First make sure that tables has 1251 code page so You can store Russian text in them.
About Copy & Paste I has the same problem and don't know how to resolve it. In VFP there is no problem but If I Copy some text & paste it no metter where (Notepad, Word...) all Cyrilic text always is ????????????? :o)))
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