| 1382 | Kiev is the correct spelling | Dear Sir,
Kiev is, was, and always will be Kiev, the birthplace of Russia. Please do not confuse the Western world and offend the Russian-speaking majority of Ukraine with this petition.
Sincerely,
Alexey Bogatiryov |
| 1384 | Andriy Kyivite | @Alexey Bogatiryov:
First of all, even if Kyiv gave birth to modern Russia, it is up to Ukrainians, and strictly in this discussion, to English speaking world on how to name it.
United Nations Multilingual Terminology Database defines the name as Kyiv in English and Kiev in French. This is the only right way to spell it in corresponding language. All other - are typos and errors.
Since when is it that Russian speakers are the majority in Ukraine? Can you be more specific and provide your sources? According to all recognised censuses this is the status quo:
Ethnic groups:
Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 census)
Languages:
Ukrainian 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Not only you have issues with English, geographical names, but now with the numbers too.
Source: www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/up.html |