Ukraine/The Ukraine

[Paul B. Gallagher]

anne marie devlin wrote:

> Dear Seelangers
>
> Would any of you happen to know when 'The Ukraine' officially became
> known as 'Ukraine' in English?  I presume sometime after 1993, but
> would be very grateful for precise information on this as I can't
> seem to find it anywhere.

Since there is no "académie anglaise" or equivalent, everyone pretty 
much does as they please; there is no "official" English.

Of course, you can make up your own definition by setting some 
organization as your standard. E.g., "since xx.xx.xxxx, the U.S. State 
Department has dropped the article." That makes it much easier to do the 
research.

This article may be of use in that research:
<http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2006/460614.shtml>

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                        http://seelangs.wix.com/seelangs
-------------------------------------------------------------------------