The aim of this paper is to describe the system of gender assignment in Russian. We will show how gender of Russian nouns is predictable based on the features [human] and [female], along with features identifying declension classes. We also present some initial thoughts on how these genderassignment rules may be related to the choice of genitive vs. nominative adjective case in paucal numeral constructions. We begin by summarizing the Russian nominal declension class system. We then present data on Russian gender assignment. A model capturing most of the data is then proposed, though dealing with case of mixed agreement is left for further research. Finally, we describe the data on adjective case in paucal numeral phrases, and how it relates to the proposed model of gender assignment.