diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ebd21a..2345597 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@ pip-log.txt
 
 # Mac crap
 .DS_Store
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dater/Dater.php b/Dater/Dater.php
index 734dbe2..0b45d37 100644
--- a/Dater/Dater.php
+++ b/Dater/Dater.php
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ class Dater {
 	const SERVER_TIME_FORMAT = 'server_time';
 	const SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT = 'server_datetime';
 
+	protected static $localesCodes = array(
+		'en' => 'English',
+		'ru' => 'Russian',
+		'ua' => 'Ukrainian',
+	);
+
 	protected $formats = array(
 		self::USER_DATE_FORMAT => 'm/d/Y',
 		self::USER_TIME_FORMAT => 'g:i A',
@@ -50,6 +56,21 @@ public function getLocale() {
 		return $this->locale;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get locale by 2-chars code: en, ru, ua
+	 * @param $code
+	 * @throws Exception
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static function getLocaleByCode($code) {
+		$code = strtolower($code);
+		if(!isset(static::$localesCodes[$code])) {
+			throw new Exception('Unknown locale code "' . $code . '". See available codes in Dater::$localeCodes.');
+		}
+		$class = 'Dater_Locale_' . static::$localesCodes[$code];
+		return new $class();
+	}
+
 	public function setLocale(Dater_Locale $locale) {
 		foreach($locale::$formats as $alias => $format) {
 			$this->setFormat($alias, $format);
diff --git a/example/index.php b/example/index.php
index c4d9862..4f5e3ba 100644
--- a/example/index.php
+++ b/example/index.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 echo 'User date: ' . $dater->date() . PHP_EOL;
 echo 'User formatted date: ' . $dater->now('j F Y') . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
 
-$dater->setLocale(new Dater_Locale_Russian());
+$dater->setLocale(Dater::getLocaleByCode('ru'));
 echo 'Set locale: : ' . get_class($dater->getLocale()) . PHP_EOL;
 echo 'User date: ' . $dater->date() . PHP_EOL;
 echo 'User formatted date: ' . $dater->now('j F Y') . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 37c40df..b529616 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ All [date()](http://php.net/date) format options available and can be overrided
 
 ### Locales support
 
-	$dater->setLocale(new Dater_Locale_English());
+	$dater->setLocale(new Dater_Locale_English()); // or you can use Dater::getLocaleByCode('ru')
 	echo $dater->date(); // 03/21/2013
 	echo $dater->now('j F Y'); // 21 March 2013