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?
Also, it's pronounced Kee Ev, or Kee Iv not Keeve. Keeve sounds so stupid.
I feel like I'm intentionally being dumbed down every time I hear "Keev." It just grates on my ears.
In the west we like to stupidify Russian pronunciation. Just the other day I learned that Vladimir was properly pronounced Vlad-Yee-meer. Not Vlad-uh-meer.