We solved our problem using MarcEdit. We converted cyrillic records to UTF8 
using MarcEdit Character Conversion tool. Then imported to ILS from KOHA import 
page.

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From: koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-boun...@lists.katipo.co.nz] 
On Behalf Of MJ Ray
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 1:52 PM
To: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha import cyrillic

volkan sonmez wrote:
> We exported unimarc records from former library automation. But records are 
> in cyrillic encoding (ISO 5427). In KOHA marc import page (web) (after 
> uploading file in "character encoding" section) there is no ISO 5427 option. 
> We tried other character encoding options. But we encountered weird 
> characters on the screen. Is there any way to add ISO 5427 option to 
> character encoding section.

Not easily. Can you convert the exported file to ISO 10646 encoded in UTF-8?  
The yaz-iconv tool may help.

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