diff --git a/lisp/org-exp.el b/lisp/org-exp.el
index b93394d85..e09410267 100644
--- a/lisp/org-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/org-exp.el
@@ -197,9 +197,13 @@ This option can also be set with the +OPTIONS line, e.g. \"-:nil\"."
     ("nb" "Forfatter"  "Dato"  "Innhold" "Fotnoter")  ;; nb = Norsk (bokm.l)
     ("nn" "Forfattar"  "Dato"  "Innhald" "Fotnotar")  ;; nn = Norsk (nynorsk)
     ("pl" "Autor"      "Data" "Spis treści"  "Przypis")
-    ("ru" "Автор"      "Дата"  "Содержание" "Сноски")
+    ;; Use numeric character entities for proper rendering of non-UTF8 documents
+    ;; ("ru" "Автор"      "Дата"  "Содержание" "Сноски")
+    ("ru" "Автор"      "Дата"  "Содержание" "Сноски")
     ("sv" "Författare" "Datum" "Innehåll" "Fotnoter")
-    ("zh_CN" "作者" "日期" "目录" "脚注"))
+    ;; Use numeric character entities for proper rendering of non-UTF8 documents
+    ;; ("zh_CN" "作者" "日期" "目录" "脚注")
+    ("zh_CN" "作者" "日期" "目录" "脚注"))
   "Terms used in export text, translated to different languages.
 Use the variable `org-export-default-language' to set the language,
 or use the +OPTION lines for a per-file setting."