FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-23 days agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1145arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1133arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square101fedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-squarePolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt’s historical name and the meaning is that old Slavs colour coded geographical directions, white was north.
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It’s historical name and the meaning is that old Slavs colour coded geographical directions, white was north.