diff --git a/templates/wiki.latex b/templates/wiki.latex
index 27bbe96..0ab7291 100644
--- a/templates/wiki.latex
+++ b/templates/wiki.latex
@@ -343,6 +343,13 @@ $if(babel-newcommands)$
   $babel-newcommands$
 $endif$
 \fi
+$else$
+\ifxetex
+  \usepackage{polyglossia}
+  \setmainlanguage[babelshorthands=true]{russian}
+\else
+  \usepackage[shorthands=off,russian]{babel}
+\fi
 $endif$
 $if(dir)$
 \ifxetex