Transliteration help

[Edward M Dumanis]

Are you sure that it is now Velikiy Novgorod, and not Novgorod Velikiy?
The latter has always been its traditional name.

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>

On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Hunter, Robert wrote:

> Uvazhaemye Seelangers,
>      This past June, Novgorod's name was officially changed to Novgorod the
> Great.  I have seen three versions of the transliteration.  Which is the
> preferable one?
>         1.  Veliky Novgorod (from a friend in Novgorod)
>         2.  Velikiy Novgorod (from the NY Times)
>         3.  Velikii Novgorod (from me)
>      Spasibo.
>         Robert
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