Is there an easy way to use Emacs key-bindings when you are using a not-English (Russian) keyboard layout?
Whenever an international layout is on, all keystrokes are interpreted literally, M-ф instead of M-a. As a result I can’t use commands.
It would also be nice if Linux could interpret non-prefixed and shift-prefixed keys according according to an international layout, while keeping the rest English.
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Answer
You can set input method (kudos go to kindahero) by typing
M-x set-input-method RET cyrillic-yawerty RET
or
M-x set-input-method RET cyrillic-jcuken RET
To store it permanently, add
(setq default-input-method "cyrillic-yawerty")
to ~/.emacs config (and use C- to switch between keyboard layouts).