<a class="russian" href="http://google.com">some link</a>

<script>

var url = $('a').attr('href');

    $.ajax({

      url:url,

        type:'HEAD',

        error: function()

        {

           alert("yes");

          //file not exists

        },

        success: function()

        {

          alert("no");

            //file exists

        }

    });

​

</script>

​