from email.mime.text import MIMEText
         msg_txt = MIMEText("русский текст", 'plain', "utf-8")

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- 
import smtplib
import sys
import codecs
import email.mime.text
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
def  mail(txtparam):
        fromaddr = 'FROM <it@from.com>'
        toaddr = 'Administrator <to@mail.ru>'
        subj = "тема письма"
        msg_txt = txtparam 
        msg_txt = MIMEText("текст письма", 'plain', "utf-8")
        msg = "From: %s\nTo: %s\nSubject: %s\n\n%s"  % ( fromaddr, toaddr, subj, msg_txt)
        server = smtplib.SMTP("mail.gol.ru:25')
        server.sendmail(fromaddr, toaddr, msg)
        server.quit()

        msg = MIMEText("текст письма", 'plain', "utf-8")
        msg["Subject"] = subj
        msg["From"] = fromaddr
        msg["To"] = toaddr

msg["Subject"]

>>> d = {}
>>> d['1'] = 1
>>> d['1']
1
>>> d.__getitem__('1')
1
>>> help(d.__getitem__)
Help on built-in function __getitem__:
__getitem__(...)
    x.__getitem__(y) <==> x[y]

msg_txt = MIMEText(u"русский текст", 'plain', "utf-8")