Safari Search function goes to Russian Google?!

Hi,
I've had this problem for a while. When I use the search box built into Safari (to the right of the address bar) it uses the Russian version of Google to find results. I live in the UK. How do I change this?
Thanks!

Hi Steve,
Do you remember installing any third-party applications? Strange that it would change like that on its own. There is an article on MacOSXHint which documents how to change the default search engine used by way of vi editor - a bit of a hassle if you're not comfortable with vi.
As an alternative, you can make use of aliases in the address bar with add-ons such as Sogudi and Keywurl.
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