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[Pavel Samsonov]

> On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Pavel Samsonov wrote:
> > Before the collapse of the Soviet Union (BTW, it was THE Soviet Union),
it
> > was normal both in Russian and Ukrainian to say "na Ukraine". With the
>
> Actually, in Ukrainian, it was normal to say "na Ukrayini".
>
> > advent of independence, this colonial and humiliating expression was
changed
> > by Kiev's linguists to "v Ukraine"  both in Russian and English for the
> > official use.
>
> Actually, Kyiv's linguists changed it to "v Ukrayini" (v/u
> cherhuyut'sya za pravyla mylozvuchosti).
>
> Shche raz zauvazhuyu, yak lehko ce ochevydno rusijs'kocentrychynm znavcyam
> umalyaty pochuvannya ukrayinciv vidnosno obraz proty nykh (ukrayinciv).
>
> -- Stepan Bobyk

There is nothing "rusijskocentrychnogo" in my message. The feelings of
Ukrainians have nothing to do with the propositipons "na" and "v".

I love Kiev and find it much nicer and much more hospitable and intellectual
than Moscow. I have been there many times and I defended my dissertation at
Lviv University, which was one of my best life experiences.

What I disagree with is confusing politics with linguistics.

Even Stalin (who was extremely "russo-centric") discriminated between
politics and linguistics.

Pavel

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