kalinka_vinnie - азбука is closest to ABC. Actually the OCS word is буки that's the name of the letter, even though it seems to be plural.

Anyway, memorize this phrase, which "everyone" knows: аз да буки а там науки.
(носители рус. яз. пож исправьте, если ошибаюсь.)

and pices reminded me
>Азбука is just a literal translation of "alphabet".

What do you think might be the origin of the English word "alphabet". Might it be alpha beta αβ Hmmm. or alef bet? As I heard it from my former wife, her high school (in Chicago) ball game cheer was: alef bet gimmel dalet. Man, oh man, are we solid!