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As I understand, Kiev is transliteration of the Russian name, whereas Kyiv is transliteration of the Ukrainian version. The latter has become much more common in some sources in recent times, for obvious political reasons.
Moribundum (
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05:41, 26 February 2023 (UTC)reply
You are absolutely right.The fact that Ukraine was colonized by Russia and purposely everything was spelled Russian way as part of mass Russification back then,doesn’t give a right to keep spelling the wrong way.Ukraine is it’s own county with its own language vs Russia back then Moskovia that took roots from Golden Horde and is a hybrid formation that formed its language mostly out of Ukraine and Belorussia has nothing to do with Kyivan Rus and it’s history,absolutely nothing.It’s very upsetting that so many people are not familiar with that part of the world and it’s history but yet have an opinion or wrote misleading articles.
Irishka1515 (
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22:20, 28 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Unexplained 2 year gap ?
Hello, I have a question. In the infobox it states that his coronation was in 980. However in the article:
"...and capturing Polotsk and Smolensk facilitated the taking of Kiev in 978, where he slew Yaropolk by treachery and was proclaimed knyaz of all Kievan Rus."
This reading implies that he was immediately proclaimed ruler of the kingdom... but actually there is this unexplained 2 year gap? If anyone can shed some light here, thank you.
Moribundum (
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05:45, 26 February 2023 (UTC)reply
He became the prince in 978, but the Primary Chronicle mentions 980, probably this is when he consolidated the realm. A monk from the 11th century puts the date at 11 June 978.
Mellk (
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00:35, 21 July 2023 (UTC)reply
"Questionable character"
"Shadowy figure" is what the original editor should have written
back in September 2008; I suspect a translation artifact. His additions at the time are in slightly unidiomatic English, possibly transparent to Ukrainian? (e.g., "he married … to a granddaughter"). At any rate, "questionable character" is a pejorative term for a person not quite honest; what is meant is "shadowy figure" vel sim., i.e., a person who may not have existed, or about whom very little is known, etc.
Bill (
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13:50, 16 March 2023 (UTC)reply
Name of Volodymyr
Why he called in wiki Vladimir??? In old east Slavic he was called: Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь
So we need to rename it into Volodimer, Volodymyr, or something like that. There's no "Vlad" in his real name.
91.199.245.2 (
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15:45, 15 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Because he's a major figure in Russian history, and old spellings or Ukrainian conventions were, until lately, deemed unimportant?
Svartalf (
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15:54, 18 May 2023 (UTC)reply
Excuse me,he has nothing to do with Russia.Russia hijacked Ukrainian history once again.The fact that Russians especially Putin with coming to power burned history books and rewrote everything to his liking doesn’t make Volodymyr the Great Russian figure.It’s wrong in every single level.
Irishka1515 (
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22:11, 28 January 2024 (UTC)reply
You are absolutely right.It seams that Russian wrote the original page and once again trying to hijack the history of Ukraine.He is sure Volodymyr and not Vladimir,it’s even shown the proper in old Slavic language as Volodymyr but yet another Russian is writing Russian way portraying him as Russian when in reality he has nothing to do with Moskovia who took its roots from the Golden Horde.Sad!!!
Irishka1515 (
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22:08, 28 January 2024 (UTC)reply
The Roman Catholic Church does not consider him as a saint.
The Latin rite of the Catholic Church does not consider Vladimir the great as a saint. Only the Eastern Ruthenian Catholic Churches consider him as a saint.
That isn't stated anywhere in the source you linked, which is the Catholic Encyclopedia and has titled the article "St. Vladimir the Great", which would appear to contradict your claim.--
Ermenrich (
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16:38, 5 August 2023 (UTC)reply
According to the last part of that article, "His feast is celebrated on 15 July in the Russian Orthodox and
Ruthenian Greek
Catholiccalendars"
Well,this whole entire post is wrong and looks like it was written by someone with Russian origin as there is a lot of words spelled Russian way instead of Ukrainian,including the correct spelling of Volodymyr not Vladimir as well as spelling Kiev instead of correct way of Kyiv.Let me point it out thaf Kyivan Rus is now Ukraine not Russia,what year was Kyiv founded vs Moskovia.This is very insulting to every Ukrainian that people like you hijack their history.
Irishka1515 (
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22:03, 28 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Calling Kyivan prince Vladimir incorrect. In languages that were spoken at the time he was alive, he was never called like that. He was called Volodimer, Valdamarr etc, but not Vladimir.
Kyrylo Schwydkyj (
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12:36, 11 February 2024 (UTC)reply
"Medieval Latin Vladimirus, name of several saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from Old East Slavic Володимѣръ (Volodiměrŭ), Old Church Slavonic Владимѣръ (Vladiměrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ (which see for more) [...] Compare Waldemar."
From the English Wiktionary entry for Vladimir. As you see he was called Vladimir in medieval Latin and Old Church Slavonic with the "Vlad" component. In other languages there is / was a "Vald" component. And in yet more languages there is the "Volod" component. Hell, some Latin variations even drop the V entirely and turn it into "Lodo" (see Lodomeria). Saying any of these variants is wrong because they weren't used historically is nonsense. As for why the "Vlad" component is chosen out of all historical examples, other users have repeatedly pointed it out: it's the most common name in English sources. Blaming Russia for that is stupid, btw, since it could very well be from Latin. Just because it's used in a language you hate doesn't mean it's wrong or bad or that everyone else has to conform to your wishes.
62.12.83.152 (
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21:54, 9 April 2024 (UTC)reply