[Python] Converting Cyrillic to Latin

Normalizing characters using unicodedata did not work for Cyrillic characters. How can I convert Cyrillic into Latin characters?

import unicodedata

cyrillic = 'НОMЕ СHEF'
ordinary = 'HOME CHEF'
print(cyrillic == ordinary)
# prints False, must be True

string = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', cyrillic)
string = string.encode('ASCII', 'ignore').decode('utf-8')
print(string)
# prints M HEF, must be HOME CHEF

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