Will Mongolia Have the Courage to Scrap the Russian Alphabet?

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Will Mongolia Have the Courage to Scrap the Russian Alphabet?

December 18, 2014

Staunton, December 18 – Mongols live in three states, Mongolia, Buryatia within the borders of the Russian Federation, and Inner Mongolia within the borders of the Peoples Republic of China. They share many things in common including their language, but they are divided by alphabets imposed by outsiders. The Buryats are currently compelled to use […]

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Calls for Latinization of Ukrainian Alphabet On ‘Civilizational Grounds’ Anger Russians

November 19, 2014

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Window on Eurasia

Staunton, November 14 – Renewed calls by some Ukrainians to shift the alphabet of their national language from one based on Cyrillic characters to a Latin-based script in order to escape from the influence of Moscow and be closer to the West has infuriated Russian nationalists, who say that there is no chance Ukraine will […]

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