transliteration - Ukrainian & Russian to English

[Edward Dumanis]

I have just found a very curious example.
If you go to

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%B2&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

(which is simply the page you get if you google Ковальов), and
look at the entry on that page for
Ковальов Олександр Олександрович -- Вікіпедія
with an option to translate, the google translation will produce a
very strange result where Ковальов Олександр Олександрович is
transliterated as if it were done from its Russian counterpart while
the Ukrainian capital has a proper transliteration from Ukrainian.
What could a possible reason for this inconsistency?
I wonder.

Sincerely,

Edward Dumanis

2010/5/6 Edward Dumanis <edseelangs at gmail.com>:
> I am sorry for choosing not a very good example.
> I am interested in transliteration of any name ending as ЬОВ in Ukrainian.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Edward Dumanis
>
> 2010/5/6 Natalia Pylypiuk <natalia.pylypiuk at ualberta.ca>:
>> Mr. Dumanis,
>>
>> The correct spelling in Ukrainian is  СОЛОВЙОВ.  In other words, there is a
>> Й where you propose a Ь.
>>
>> Therefore, according to the LC system it will be rendered as Soloviov.
>>
>> According to the International Standard it will be rendered Solovjov.
>>
>> For a chart comparing the two academic systems, please visit;
>> http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/resources/translit_systems/academic_translit/
>>
>> I am not acquainted with the system of the State department.  But I will
>> assume that it would render
>> СОЛОВЙОВ  as  Solovyov.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Natalia Pylypiuk, PhD, Professor
>> Ukrainian Culture, Language & Literature Program
>> [www.arts.ualberta.ca/~ukraina/]
>> Modern Languages & Cultural Studies
>> University of Alberta
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5-May-10, at 11:53 PM, Edward Dumanis wrote:
>>
>>> It would be nice but I always saw Ukrainian СОЛОВЬОВ rendered as SOLOVOV.
>>> Isn't it so?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Edward Dumanis
>>>
>>
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