Russian language rules

[Valery Belyanin]

I would guess that Russians will say most of the times (90%) NA Taivane,
though when referring to a specific circumstances they may say V Taivane
(esp. referring to it as a state, not just a beautiful island)
ex1. Ya rabotal NA Taivane
ex2. V Taivane pochti net bezraboticy
ex3. Ya byl na Taivane v proshlom godu, tam v Taivane ochen mnogo krasivyh
mest.

Valery Belyanin,
former professor of National Political University Chengchi (Taiwan, Taipei)
http://www.russianforyou.com

On 7/3/05, Tony Lin <t-lin at northwestern.edu> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> 
> Which preposition should one use when referring to Taiwan? I know in 
> Polish
> they use "na", but I have heard different versions in Russian. Taiwan may 
> be
> tricky because it is both an island and a country. Is there a general rule
> when to use the preposition "na" vs. "v"? What about expressing locations 
> in
> Florida? in Sicily?
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony Lin
> t-lin at northwestern.edu
>

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