diff --git a/engines/fullpipe/scene.cpp b/engines/fullpipe/scene.cpp
index ee7a4dd570ff..fb51b3b1217e 100644
--- a/engines/fullpipe/scene.cpp
+++ b/engines/fullpipe/scene.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ bool Scene::load(MfcArchive &file) {
 	_sceneId = file.readUint16LE();
 	
 	_scstringObj = file.readPascalString();
-	debug(0, "scene: <%s>", _scstringObj);
+	debug(0, "scene: <%s>", transCyrillic((byte *)_scstringObj));
 
 	int count = file.readUint16LE();
 	debug(7, "scene.ani: %d", count);
diff --git a/engines/fullpipe/stateloader.cpp b/engines/fullpipe/stateloader.cpp
index 3c5a442496da..1f9b090d0183 100644
--- a/engines/fullpipe/stateloader.cpp
+++ b/engines/fullpipe/stateloader.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ bool CGameVar::load(MfcArchive &file) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < file.getLevel(); i++)
 		debugN(6, " ");
 
-	debugN(6, "<%s>: ", _stringObj);
+	debugN(6, "<%s>: ", transCyrillic((byte *)_stringObj));
 
 	switch (_varType) {
 	case 0:
diff --git a/engines/fullpipe/utils.cpp b/engines/fullpipe/utils.cpp
index 14388f7db3c6..0b75ab5ede82 100644
--- a/engines/fullpipe/utils.cpp
+++ b/engines/fullpipe/utils.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ char *MfcArchive::readPascalString(bool twoByte) {
 	tmp = (char *)calloc(len + 1, 1);
 	read(tmp, len);
 
-	debug(9, "readPascalString: %d <%s>", len, tmp);
+	debug(9, "readPascalString: %d <%s>", len, transCyrillic((byte *)tmp));
 
 	return tmp;
 }
@@ -360,4 +360,50 @@ char *genFileName(int superId, int sceneId, const char *ext) {
 	return s;
 }
 
+// Translates cp-1251..utf-8
+byte *transCyrillic(byte *s) {
+	static byte tmp[1024];
+
+	static int trans[] = { 0xa8, 0xd081, 0xb8, 0xd191, 0xc0, 0xd090,
+		0xc1, 0xd091, 0xc2, 0xd092, 0xc3, 0xd093, 0xc4, 0xd094,
+		0xc5, 0xd095, 0xc6, 0xd096, 0xc7, 0xd097, 0xc8, 0xd098,
+		0xc9, 0xd099, 0xca, 0xd09a, 0xcb, 0xd09b, 0xcc, 0xd09c,
+		0xcd, 0xd09d, 0xce, 0xd09e, 0xcf, 0xd09f, 0xd0, 0xd0a0,
+		0xd1, 0xd0a1, 0xd2, 0xd0a2, 0xd3, 0xd0a3, 0xd4, 0xd0a4,
+		0xd5, 0xd0a5, 0xd6, 0xd0a6, 0xd7, 0xd0a7, 0xd8, 0xd0a8,
+		0xd9, 0xd0a9, 0xda, 0xd0aa, 0xdb, 0xd0ab, 0xdc, 0xd0ac,
+		0xdd, 0xd0ad, 0xde, 0xd0ae, 0xdf, 0xd0af, 0xe0, 0xd0b0,
+		0xe1, 0xd0b1, 0xe2, 0xd0b2, 0xe3, 0xd0b3, 0xe4, 0xd0b4,
+		0xe5, 0xd0b5, 0xe6, 0xd0b6, 0xe7, 0xd0b7, 0xe8, 0xd0b8,
+		0xe9, 0xd0b9, 0xea, 0xd0ba, 0xeb, 0xd0bb, 0xec, 0xd0bc,
+		0xed, 0xd0bd, 0xee, 0xd0be, 0xef, 0xd0bf, 0xf0, 0xd180,
+		0xf1, 0xd181, 0xf2, 0xd182, 0xf3, 0xd183, 0xf4, 0xd184,
+		0xf5, 0xd185, 0xf6, 0xd186, 0xf7, 0xd187, 0xf8, 0xd188,
+		0xf9, 0xd189, 0xfa, 0xd18a, 0xfb, 0xd18b, 0xfc, 0xd18c,
+       	  	0xfd, 0xd18d, 0xfe, 0xd18e, 0xff, 0xd18f };
+
+	int i = 0;
+
+	for (byte *p = s; *p; p++) {
+		if (*p < 128) {
+			tmp[i++] = *p;
+		} else {
+			int j;
+			for (j = 0; trans[j]; j += 2) {
+				if (trans[j] == *p) {
+					tmp[i++] = (trans[j + 1] >> 8) & 0xff;
+					tmp[i++] = trans[j + 1] & 0xff;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			assert(trans[j]);
+		}
+	}
+
+	tmp[i] = 0;
+
+	return tmp;
+}
+
 } // End of namespace Fullpipe
diff --git a/engines/fullpipe/utils.h b/engines/fullpipe/utils.h
index 94fdf4b5ca9d..4588541bc195 100644
--- a/engines/fullpipe/utils.h
+++ b/engines/fullpipe/utils.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ struct CNode {
 typedef Common::Array<void *> CPtrList;
 
 char *genFileName(int superId, int sceneId, const char *ext);
+byte *transCyrillic(byte *s);
 
 } // End of namespace Fullpipe