58 years ago,i spoke a mix of Russian /German...i have,nt spoken it since...but thats how i recognized the cross and the writing...may i suggest you scan the page into a translation website...it may help....the cover looks to be leather...how many pages?...Russian items are hot...
When I visited my Aunt & Uncle in the Ukraine in 2005...when i was coming out at the border with Poland..the border guard asked me..."have you got any icons".....this could be classed as such...