Novyj god

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Margarita Orlova wrote:

> The rule is more general: a nominative proper phrase has only the first  
> noun capitalized, e. g., zhural "Novyj mir", Oktiabr'skaja revoliucia,   
> gazeta "Za nashu Sovetskuju Rodinu" (both last nouns were capitalized  
> as a result of atheism;0

OK, that makes sense.

But how do you explain Российская Федерация with capital Ф? I don't 
remember the last time I saw it with a small ф...

And how about «Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания РФ» 
<http://www.duma.gov.ru/> and «Совет Безопасности РФ» 
<http://www.scrf.gov.ru/>, but «Счетная палата РФ» 
<http://www.ach.gov.ru/> and «Центральная избирательная комиссия РФ» 
<http://www.cikrf.ru/>?

How about «Парламентская Ассамблея Совета Европы»?

And what rule governs «День Конституции РФ»?

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Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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