def get_course_grade_cutoff(course):
    #FIX: there now grades like A, B, C
    #dumb fix for russian npoudeh cutoff, should be fixed better
    synonym = u'\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0434\u0435\u043d'
    if 'Pass' in course.grade_cutoffs:
        return course.grade_cutoffs['Pass']
    elif synonym in course.grade_cutoffs:
        return course.grade_cutoffs[synonym]
    else:
        almost_worst_grade = sorted(course.grade_cutoffs.keys())[-2]
        return course.grade_cutoffs[almost_worst_grade]