Pronunciation
As radio announcers keep discussing the military situation in eastern Ukraine, they are unwittingly taking sides. In Ukrainian, the word for the capitol city is Київ, while in Russian, it's Киев. The first is best transliterated Kyiv, while the second is Kiev.Historically, the version that most English speakers use is the Russian pronunciation, but I feel the Ukrainian term would be more appropriate.
For an entire article on this topic, see:
http://www.businessinsider.com/kiev-or-kyiv-2014-1
posted by Stahlkes @ 2:21 PM
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