Kyiv Kyiv Kyiv I see it everywhere, where the fuck did this come from? My whole life the spelling was always Kiev. I am in my late 30's and have always had an interest in both geography and history.
My guess is it is so when people google it they automatically get "approved sources" with the new spelling, and anything with the spelling I am more familiar with will be deemed old fashioned. I imagine this is not the first time they've tried something like this. Am I the only one that is driven mad by this sudden new spelling?
there are jackasses on this site that claim "its always been spelled like that"
But no, you nailed it, normies will search for Kyiv and get newly curated sources rather than historical data on Kiev, lest they actually learn something..... like the CIA deposed of the democratically elected pro-Russia government in 2014 [thanks Obama] and installed a pro-west one instead, turned the country into the oligarchs playground, and staged NATO offensive weapons on Russia's border.
About 10 days ago all western media decided, on a whim of course, to start using Kyiv after decades of using Kiev. That is what I am talking about, not the history behind it.
Exactly. Nice little summary there on Ukraine to get people up to speed. I'm still trying to convince people the situation is more than just Russia is bad. NATO forced Russia into a position where they had no alternative but to invade. The U.S. and NATO refused any type of diplomacy with Russia. Now they are cutting off Russian banks. Yet Russian gas is still flowing to Europe. That tells you everything you need to know.