diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index e9e767194..ac99ddd6d 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 2002-03-20  Andrew V. Samoilov  <kai@cmail.ru>
 
+	* man2hlp.c (handle_command): Handle '.\"TOPICS' comment.
+	Use it for translated 'Topics:' message.
+	* gindex.pl: Use first line of man2hlp output as
+	translated 'Topics:' message if fourth argument
+	is empty string.
+	* Makefile.am (mc.hlp.ru): Use empty string as gindex.pl's
+	fourth argument.
+
 	* textconf.c (version): Write to stdout.
 	* main.c (print_mc_usage): Add "stream" parameter to specify
 	file stream.
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 8deb9b71a..b9e8d84b2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $(srcdir)/mc.hlp: $(top_srcdir)/doc/mc.1 $(top_srcdir)/lib/xnc.hlp $(srcdir)/gin
 
 $(srcdir)/mc.hlp.ru: $(top_srcdir)/doc/ru/mc.1 $(top_srcdir)/doc/ru/xnc.hlp $(srcdir)/gindex.pl man2hlp
 	- perl $(srcdir)/gindex.pl $(top_srcdir)/doc/ru/mc.1 \
-	       $(top_srcdir)/doc/ru/xnc.hlp $(srcdir)/mc.hlp.ru 'Разделы помощи:'
+	       $(top_srcdir)/doc/ru/xnc.hlp $(srcdir)/mc.hlp.ru ''
 
 install-exec-hook:
 	$(MAKE) install_mcview
diff --git a/src/gindex.pl b/src/gindex.pl
index 6cad4ccca..1bb4edbc3 100755
--- a/src/gindex.pl
+++ b/src/gindex.pl
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ open (HELP2, "< $tmpl_file") or die "Cannot open $tmpl_file: $!\n";
 push @help_file, <HELP2>;
 close (HELP2);
 
+if ($Topics eq ''){
+    $Topics = shift (@help_file);
+    chomp ($Topics);
+}
+
 foreach $line (@help_file){
     if ($line =~ /\x04\[(.*)\]/ && $line !~ /\x04\[main\]/){
 	if (length $1) {
diff --git a/src/man2hlp.c b/src/man2hlp.c
index 39abbc075..e550e92a0 100644
--- a/src/man2hlp.c
+++ b/src/man2hlp.c
@@ -267,6 +267,18 @@ static void handle_command (char *buffer)
 	if (col > 0) newline ();
 	newline ();
     }
+    else if (strcmp (buffer, ".\\\"TOPICS") == 0){
+	if (out_row > 1){
+	    print_error ("Syntax error: .\\\"TOPICS must be first command");
+	    return;
+	}
+	buffer = strtok (NULL, "");
+	if (buffer == NULL){
+	    print_error ("Syntax error: .\\\"TOPICS: no text");
+	    return;
+	}
+	printf ("%s\n", buffer);
+    }
     else {
 	/* Other commands are ignored */
     }