diff --git a/backlinks/web.go b/backlinks/web.go
index 6534e4c..62c5498 100644
--- a/backlinks/web.go
+++ b/backlinks/web.go
@@ -8,18 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
-	"text/template"
 )
 
 func InitHandlers(rtr *mux.Router) {
 	rtr.PathPrefix("/backlinks/").HandlerFunc(handlerBacklinks)
 	rtr.PathPrefix("/orphans").HandlerFunc(handlerOrphans)
-	chainBacklinks = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_backlinks.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_backlinks.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
-	chainOrphans = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_orphans.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_orphans.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	chainBacklinks = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_backlinks.html", ruTranslation)
+	chainOrphans = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_orphans.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 // handlerBacklinks lists all backlinks to a hypha.
diff --git a/categories/views.go b/categories/views.go
index b5b0031..96b9dad 100644
--- a/categories/views.go
+++ b/categories/views.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template" // TODO: Fight
 )
 
 const ruTranslation = `
@@ -29,17 +28,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 func prepareViews() {
-	m := template.Must
-
-	viewCardChain = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_card.html")).
-		Ru(m(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_card.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
-	viewListChain = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_list.html")).
-		Ru(m(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_list.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
-	viewPageChain = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_page.html")).
-		Ru(m(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_page.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	viewCardChain = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_card.html", ruTranslation)
+	viewListChain = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_list.html", ruTranslation)
+	viewPageChain = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_page.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 type cardData struct {
diff --git a/help/web.go b/help/web.go
index 5c9fc07..3f4dca5 100644
--- a/help/web.go
+++ b/help/web.go
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycomarkup/v4"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/shroom"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template"
-
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycomarkup/v4/mycocontext"
 )
@@ -46,9 +44,7 @@ var (
 
 func InitHandlers(r *mux.Router) {
 	r.PathPrefix("/help").HandlerFunc(handlerHelp)
-	chain = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_help.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_help.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	chain = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_help.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 // handlerHelp gets the appropriate documentation or tells you where you (personally) have failed.
diff --git a/history/histview/histview.go b/history/histview/histview.go
index 445022f..7132d65 100644
--- a/history/histview/histview.go
+++ b/history/histview/histview.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template"
 )
 
 func InitHandlers(rtr *mux.Router) {
@@ -23,12 +22,8 @@ func InitHandlers(rtr *mux.Router) {
 		http.Redirect(w, rq, "/recent-changes/20", http.StatusSeeOther)
 	})
 
-	chainPrimitiveDiff = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_primitive_diff.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_primitive_diff.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
-	chainRecentChanges = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_recent_changes.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_recent_changes.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	chainPrimitiveDiff = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_primitive_diff.html", ruTranslation)
+	chainRecentChanges = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_recent_changes.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 func handlerPrimitiveDiff(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
diff --git a/hypview/hypview.go b/hypview/hypview.go
index 5dca40c..f52cf10 100644
--- a/hypview/hypview.go
+++ b/hypview/hypview.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
-	"text/template"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -30,12 +29,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func Init() {
-	chainNaviTitle = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_navititle.html")).
-		Ru(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_navititle.html")) // no text inside
-	chainEmptyHypha = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_empty_hypha.html")).
-		Ru(template.Must(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_empty_hypha.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	chainNaviTitle = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_navititle.html", "")
+	chainEmptyHypha = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_empty_hypha.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 type emptyHyphaData struct {
diff --git a/misc/views.go b/misc/views.go
index dfad56b..34f8cc4 100644
--- a/misc/views.go
+++ b/misc/views.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package misc
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"github.com/bouncepaw/mycorrhiza/viewutil"
-	"text/template"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -20,13 +19,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func initViews() {
-	m := template.Must
-	chainList = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_list.html")).
-		Ru(m(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_list.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
-	chainTitleSearch = viewutil.
-		En(viewutil.CopyEnWith(fs, "view_title_search.html")).
-		Ru(m(viewutil.CopyRuWith(fs, "view_title_search.html").Parse(ruTranslation)))
+	chainList = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_list.html", ruTranslation)
+	chainTitleSearch = viewutil.CopyEnRuWith(fs, "view_title_search.html", ruTranslation)
 }
 
 type listDatum struct {
diff --git a/viewutil/chain.go b/viewutil/chain.go
index 783be46..4681b64 100644
--- a/viewutil/chain.go
+++ b/viewutil/chain.go
@@ -4,30 +4,30 @@ import "text/template"
 
 // Chain represents a chain of different language versions of the same template.
 type Chain struct {
-	en *template.Template
-	ru *template.Template
+	_en *template.Template
+	_ru *template.Template
 }
 
-// En returns a new Chain. This is the only constructor of the type, so every view is forced to have an English representation.
-func En(en *template.Template) Chain {
+// en returns a new Chain. This is the only constructor of the type, so every view is forced to have an English representation.
+func en(en *template.Template) Chain {
 	return Chain{
-		en: en,
+		_en: en,
 	}
 }
 
-// Ru adds a Russian translation to the Chain.
-func (c Chain) Ru(ru *template.Template) Chain {
-	c.ru = ru
+// ru adds a Russian translation to the Chain.
+func (c Chain) ru(ru *template.Template) Chain {
+	c._ru = ru
 	return c
 }
 
 // Get returns an appropriate language representation for the given locale in meta.
 func (c Chain) Get(meta Meta) *template.Template {
 	switch meta.Locale() {
-	case "en":
-		return c.en
-	case "ru":
-		return c.ru
+	case "_en":
+		return c._en
+	case "_ru":
+		return c._ru
 	}
 	panic("unknown language " + meta.Locale())
 }
diff --git a/viewutil/viewutil.go b/viewutil/viewutil.go
index c8b8e32..7e248f4 100644
--- a/viewutil/viewutil.go
+++ b/viewutil/viewutil.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func Init() {
 // TODO: get rid of this
 func localizedBaseWithWeirdBody(meta Meta) *template.Template {
 	t := func() *template.Template {
-		if meta.Locale() == "ru" {
+		if meta.Locale() == "_ru" {
 			return BaseRu
 		}
 		return BaseEn
@@ -121,11 +121,16 @@ func Base(meta Meta, title, body string, headElements ...string) string {
 	return w.String()
 }
 
-func CopyEnWith(fsys fs.FS, f string) *template.Template {
+func CopyEnRuWith(fsys fs.FS, filename, ruTranslation string) Chain {
+	return en(copyEnWith(fsys, filename)).
+		ru(template.Must(copyRuWith(fsys, filename).Parse(ruTranslation)))
+}
+
+func copyEnWith(fsys fs.FS, f string) *template.Template {
 	return m(m(BaseEn.Clone()).ParseFS(fsys, f))
 }
 
-func CopyRuWith(fsys fs.FS, f string) *template.Template {
+func copyRuWith(fsys fs.FS, f string) *template.Template {
 	return m(m(BaseRu.Clone()).ParseFS(fsys, f))
 }