Transliteration help

[Mykola Szoma]

"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?

By phonetics pronunciation
is the preferable:  "Veliky Novgorod (from a friend in Novgorod)"

OK?


>         2.  Velikiy Novgorod (from the NY Times)
>         3.  Velikii Novgorod (from me)
>      Spasibo.
>         Robert
>
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Mykola Szoma (Ukrayinets': Schoma Mykola Opanasovych)
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