The issue here is how the capital of Ukraine is pronounced in English, notsomenationallanguage. If the national language of Russia is Russian, by your logic, Russians ought to be butthurt if you don't call "Moscow " "Moskva".
It's very simple, in English the capital of Ukraine is called Kyiv. The old use of Kiev is based on the translation from Russian, the new Kyiv is based on the translation from Ukrainian.
Sez you. Of course "Moscow " in English is based on the German word "Moskau" but Russians are less thin-skinned about such things. For that matter, Irish people don't demand that Dublin be called "Baile ├Бtha Cliath" in English.
I am not talking about the origin of the name of the Russian capital but rather why it is called "Moscow" (which is taken from German) and not "Moskva".
It's up to every state to use the national language and what other countries decide is up to them. For Ukraine Kyiv is Kyiv.
The issue here is how the capital of Ukraine is pronounced in English, notsomenationallanguage. If the national language of Russia is Russian, by your logic, Russians ought to be butthurt if you don't call "Moscow " "Moskva".
It's very simple, in English the capital of Ukraine is called Kyiv. The old use of Kiev is based on the translation from Russian, the new Kyiv is based on the translation from Ukrainian.
Sez you. Of course "Moscow " in English is based on the German word "Moskau" but Russians are less thin-skinned about such things. For that matter, Irish people don't demand that Dublin be called "Baile ├Бtha Cliath" in English.
haha, it actually is based on Mongolian "Moshkva", name of the river, long before any russians would appear there:)
I am not talking about the origin of the name of the Russian capital but rather why it is called "Moscow" (which is taken from German) and not "Moskva".
Omg, ukrainian pseudohistorians at large!
What actually is your problem?
He is a troll. After work he will go back to his tiny, tiny flat outside St. Pete and read about America.