diff --git a/flask_icu/__init__.py b/flask_icu/__init__.py
index 0766c09..3fdb918 100644
--- a/flask_icu/__init__.py
+++ b/flask_icu/__init__.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def format(string, values=None):
     ctx = _request_ctx_stack.top
     locale = get_locale()
     icu_msg = get_message(string)
-    msg = MessageFormat(icu_msg)
+    msg = MessageFormat(icu_msg, locale)
     if values is not None:
         keys = []
         vals = []
diff --git a/tests/tests.py b/tests/tests.py
index c2255fd..e5fad91 100644
--- a/tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/tests.py
@@ -173,8 +173,58 @@ def test_icu_plural(self):
                 =0 {no apples} \
                 one {one apple} \
                 other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 3}) == 'I have 3 apples.'
+    
+    def test_icu_plural_ru(self):
+        app = flask.Flask(__name__)
+        icu = ICU(app, default_locale='ru')
+
+        with app.test_request_context():
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 0}) == 'У меня нет яблок.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 1}) == 'У меня одно яблоко.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 2}) == 'У меня 2 яблока.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 3}) == 'У меня 3 яблока.' 
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 4}) == 'У меня 4 яблока.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 5}) == 'У меня 5 яблок.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 10}) == 'У меня 10 яблок.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 11}) == 'У меня 11 яблок.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 20}) == 'У меня 20 яблок.'
+            assert format("I have {numApples, plural, \
+                =0 {no apples} \
+                one {one apple} \
+                other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 21}) == 'У меня 21 яблоко.'
 
 
+    def test_icu_plural_de(self):
+        app = flask.Flask(__name__)
+        icu = ICU(app, default_locale='de')
+
         with app.test_request_context():
             app.config['ICU_DEFAULT_LOCALE'] = 'de'
             icu_refresh()
@@ -192,6 +242,8 @@ def test_icu_plural(self):
                 one {one apple} \
                 other {# apples}}.", {'numApples': 3}) == 'Ich habe 3 Äpfeln.'
 
+
+
     def test_icu_select(self):
         app = flask.Flask(__name__)
         icu = ICU(app, default_locale='en')
@@ -227,8 +279,8 @@ def test_list_translations(self):
         app = flask.Flask(__name__)
         icu = ICU(app, default_locale='de')
         translations = icu.list_translations()
-        assert len(translations) == 2
-        assert ('en' in translations and 'de' in translations)
+        assert len(translations) == 3
+        assert ('en' in translations and 'de' in translations and 'ru' in translations)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tests/translations/ru/messages.json b/tests/translations/ru/messages.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e75eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/translations/ru/messages.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"Hello {name}!":"Hello {name}!","{z} and {a} and {2x} and {new} and {0} like this library.":"{z} and {a} and {2x} and {new} and {0} like this library.","I have {numApples, plural,                 =0 {no apples}                 one {one apple}                 other {# apples}}.":"У меня {numApples, plural,                 =0 {нет яблок}                 =1 {одно яблоко}                 one {# яблоко}                 few {# яблока}                 other {# яблок}}.","{gender, select,                     male {He}                     female {She}                     other {They}} will respond shortly.":"{gender, select,                     male {He}                     female {She}                     other {They}} will respond shortly."}
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