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Mar 4, 2022 · The transliteration "Kyiv" was legally mandated by the Ukrainian government in 1995, but the new name only started gaining traction a few years ago when the Ukrainian government mounted a campaign ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Take Kyiv: The founder of Ukraine's capital was named Kyi in Ukrainian, or Kiy in Russian. So Kyi's city became "Kyiv" in Ukrainian, whereas it became "Kiev" in Russian. "Some city names sound ...
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Ukraine has adopted standards of rendering its toponymic names from Cyrillic into Latin using Ukrainian transcription and hopes the international community will use it too. “Kiev” comes from ...
Feb 25, 2022 · It may seem like a small distinction, but there is a difference between writing Kyiv and Kiev when referring to Ukraine's capital. And that's Ukraine, not 'the Ukraine', if you ask Ukrainians.
Jan 24, 2022 · Why Kyiv is the preferred spelling of Ukraine's capital city and how it reflects the country's struggle for independence from Russia.
Jan 25, 2022 · NPR already changed the spelling to Kyiv in 2019 . All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly — on her way Monday to Kyiv to report on the threat of a Russian invasion — tweeted about both decisions. "For those asking, @npr goes with Ukrainian spelling & pronunciation (not Russian) wherever possible when reporting on Ukraine. Kyiv not ...
Jan 25, 2022 · "Kiev" comes from Russian, and Ukraine has been campaigning for the Ukrainian spelling and pronunciation since the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
