Talk:Kyiv/sources
Introduction[edit]
This page provides an overview of which styleguides, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other relevant organizations switched from Kiev spelling to Kyiv spelling and when. It also lists what styleguides, encyclopedias, dictionaries and other relevant organizations currently have not switched to Kyiv spelling and are continuing to use Kiev spelling. Please feel free to add to this list. See Talk:Kyiv/sources/comments and Talk:Kyiv/naming for discussion.
Please note these lists are not exhaustive.
Kiev[edit]
Academic journals (Kiev)[edit]
Some examples of academic journals that so far have not switched from Kiev to Kyiv spelling and continue using Kiev spelling. Please note that this list is non-exhaustive
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Academic encyclopedias and dictionaries (Kiev)[edit]
- Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (Merriam-Webster Advanced Learner's): https://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/kiev
- Lexico/Oxford English Dictionary (OED): https://www.lexico.com/definition/kiev / https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/82861966
(subscription required) - American Heritage Dictionary (AHD): https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=kiev
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE): https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/kiev
- Dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/kiev (note: Dictionary.com lists both Kiev and Kyiv as separate entries)
- Thefreedictionary.com: https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Kiev
- Vocabulary.com: https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/Kiev (note: Vocabulary.com lists both Kiev and Kyyiv (but no Kyiv) as separate entries)
Media (Kiev)[edit]
- Unclear (need to clarify with the publication on what their styleguide says as of July 2020, Kyiv or Kiev)
- ABC News: unclear as of July 2020: ABC News used Kyiv 105 times in their articles in the last 6 months (example: example of ABC News using Kyiv, June 21, 2020); ABC used Kiev 18 times in their articles in the last 6 months (examples: example of ABC News using Kiev, January 31, 2020
- NBC News / MSNBC: unclear as of July 2020: NBC News used Kyiv 93 times (including 20 on MSNBC) in their articles in the last 6 months (examples: example of NBC News using Kyiv, March 26, 2020, example of NBC News using Kyiv, June 9, 2020, example of NBC News using Kyiv, July 2, 2020); NBC News used Kiev 22 times (including 6 on MSNBC) in their articles in the last 6 months (examples: example of NBC News using Kiev, April 2, 2020, example of NBC News using Kiev, April 25, 2020 (although these two particular articles are reprints from Reuters, which has since switched to Kyiv in June 2020))
- CBS News: unclear as of July 2020: CBS News used Kyiv 10 times in their articles in the last 6 months (examples: example from Feb 22, 2020); CBS News used Kiev 22 times in their articles in the last 6 months (examples: example from Jan 17, 2020, example from Jan 31, 2020)
- Fox News: unclear as of July 2020: Fox News used Kyiv 15 times in their articles in the last 6 months (example: example from July 13, 2020); Fox News used Kiev 84 times in their articles in the last 6 months (example: example from June 18, 2020)
- CNN: unclear as of July 2020: CNN used Kyiv 32 times in their articles in the last 6 months (example: example from July 30, 2020); CNN used Kiev 251 times in their articles in the last 6 months (example: from June 11, 2020)
- Clearly stated that so far they have not switched from Kiev to Kyiv
- The Independent [2] (example of usage from April 2020), statement by Chief sub-editor Stephen Manning from Jan 31, 2019:
Some time ago a reader asked why we spelt the Ukrainian capital “Kiev” rather than “Kyiv” [...] Presently [ed. as of Jan 31, 2019] few media outlets follow suit, and Kiev is widely regarded as the English rendering of the name.
Style guides (Kiev)[edit]
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Airport naming institutions (Kiev)[edit]
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Library institutions (Kiev)[edit]
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Supranational institutions (Kiev)[edit]
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Kyiv[edit]
Academic journals (Kyiv)[edit]
Some examples of academic journals that switched from Kiev to Kyiv spelling. Please note that this list is non-exhaustive
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Academic encyclopedias and dictionaries (Kyiv)[edit]
- Webster's New World College Dictionary 5th Edition: 2018. source: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Websters-New-World-College-Dictionary-Fifth-Edition/9781328859440
- Encyclopedia Britannica: November 2019. source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kyiv
- Dictionary.com: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/kyiv (note: Dictionary.com lists both Kiev and Kyiv as separate entries)
- Collins English Dictionary (Collins): https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/kyiv
- Merriam-Webster dictionary (Merriam-Webster): https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kyiv
Note: Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners (macmillandictionary.com), Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (dictionary.cambridge.org) and Chambers Dictionary (chambers.co.uk) do not have entries for either Kyiv or Kiev
Media (Kyiv)[edit]
Media-outlets that used Kyiv spelling since their inception: Voice of America (since 1942), Radio Free Europe (since 1953), Euronews (since 1993), bne IntelliNews (since January 2006; source [37])
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): January 2011 (previously Kyiv was also used by CBC from 1999 to 2004). Official quote from CBC:
CBC News adopted the spelling Kyiv for the city in 2011
. (source: https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/kiev-or-kyiv.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/kpvo0 - Canadian Press: January 2018. Official quote from the Canadian Press Stylebook 18th edition:
Use the Ukrainian, not the Russian, transliteration for Ukrainian place names. This means it is Kyiv (not Kiev) and Chornobyl (not Chernobyl). Other Ukrainian transliterations: Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa (cities); Crimea (southern region of Ukraine); and Carpathy and Zacarpatia (mountains).
source: https://www.thecanadianpress.com/writing-guides/the-canadian-press-stylebook/ - Toronto Star: January 2018. Official quote from the Toronto Star:
We [at Toronto Star] follow The Canadian Press style (which adopts the Ukrainian rather than the Russian spelling). It’s Kyiv.
source: https://www.thestar.com/trust/2018/01/26/the-stars-style-committee-on-the-importance-of-language.html ; archived-source: http://archive.is/d50oE - The Guardian, 13 February 2019, Official quote from The Guardian:
From February 13 the capital of Ukraine will be written as Kyiv at The Guardian
. (source @The Guardian styleguide: https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-k ; archived-source @The Guardian styleguide: http://archive.is/r5OpE - The Calvert Journal 2 April, 2019 Official quote from The Calvert Journal:
We have decided the time is right to change to Kyiv
(source: https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/11100/kiev-kyiv-what-to-call-ukrainian-capital , archived-source: http://archive.is/hq4xW - Vice News: June, 2019. Official quote from Vice News's editors:
In June 2019, the United States Board on Geographic Names changed its English spelling of Ukraine’s capital from Kiev to Kyiv, as that is the official Latin transliteration of the city’s name in the Ukrainian language. Since then we've also changed our style guide and are now using Kyiv instead of Kiev
. (source https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/xgq4qa/photography-portraits-youth-kyiv-kiev-ukraine) - Associated Press: 14 August, 2019. Official quote from AP:
We are making a significant change in our style for the Ukrainian capital city Kiev. It will henceforth be written in text, captions and datelines as Kyiv.
(source on AP: https://blog.ap.org/announcements/an-update-on-ap-style-on-kyiv , archived-source: http://archive.is/ONA0S ; source on AP Twitter: https://twitter.com/APStylebook/status/1161628139463827456, archived-source: http://archive.is/1HWna) - Bloomberg News: 15 August, 2019. Official quote from AP's staff writer Leonid Bershidsky:
Bloomberg News will switch to Kyiv spelling starting August 15, 2019 since we follow AP Stylebook in such matter
; official quite from John Micklethwait, the author of The Bloomberg Way, Bloomberg's stylebook:The Bloomberg Way doesn’t address this specifically, so our style is to default to AP (as with any style issue we don’t cover). As you know, AP has switched to Kyiv, so that is what we do
. (source Leonid Bershidsky's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bershidsky/status/1161672014286991362) - National Public Radio (NPR): September 23, 2019. Official quote from NPR:
Guidance: The Capital Of Ukraine Is Spelled 'Kyiv'
(source on NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/memmos/2019/09/23/763509886/guidance-the-capital-of-ukraine-is-spelled-kyiv, archived-source: http://archive.is/Lx7Ch - The Wall Street Journal: October 3, 2019. Official quote from WSJ:
After careful consideration, we have joined Associated Press and Webster’s New World College Dictionary (5th) in using the spelling Kyiv for the capital of Ukraine
(source on WSJ: https://blogs.wsj.com/styleandsubstance/2019/10/03/vol-32-no-9-kyiv/, archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/yk3Eh - The Globe and Mail: October 10, 2019. Official quote from The Globe and Mail:
The Globe is changing its style on the capital of Ukraine from the Russian-derived "Kiev" to "Kyiv," the transliteration the Ukrainian government uses
(source The Globe and Mail's correspondent Adrian Morrow: https://twitter.com/adrianmorrow/status/1182340357255831552, archived-source: http://archive.is/cLGGZ - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): October 14, 2019. Official quote from BBC:
From today, BBC News will be changing its spelling of the Ukrainian capital from #Kiev to #Kyiv, bringing us in line with the many international organizations, government agencies, international aviation industry members and media who’ve adopted this spelling.
(source on BBC News Press Team @Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbcnewspr/status/1183707458642108416, archive-source: http://archive.is/PGhmq; source on BBC News Ukrainian: https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-49999939 , archived-source: http://archive.is/ap1vS ; source on BBC Style Guide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133577 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133537 , archived-source: http://archive.vn/SD07M and http://archive.is/wip/kO4qd ) - The Washington Post: October 2019. Official quote from TWP:
The Washington Post changes its style guide for the capital of Ukraine, which henceforth will be Kyiv, and not Kiev. This change is effective immediately. These changes are in accordance with the way Ukrainian capital is spelled by Ukrainian institutions, as well by by other media organizations.
(source from WP's correspondent Adam Taylor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mradamtaylor/status/1184470206925676544 , archived-source from WP's correspondent Adam Taylor's Twitter: http://archive.is/yFzVy; source on Voice of America: https://ukrainian.voanews.com/a/kyiv-not-kiev/5126392.html, source-archived: http://archive.is/nL48F ; source on The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/starting-in-the-1970s-womens-first-names-were-included-in-post-references/2019/11/23/73dc1eb2-0d59-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/ZrUos ) - The Economist, October, 29 2019. Official quote from The Economist:
Kyiv spelling is now used at The Economist for Ukraine's capital
(source news about this on Ukrinform: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2808601-the-economist-starts-using-kyiv-instead-of-kiev.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/ka7Lv - Financial Times, October, 29 2019. Official quote from Financial Times:
Kyiv spelling is now used at Financial Times for Ukraine's capital
(source news about this on Ukrinform: https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-kyiv/2808219-financial-times-vidteper-pisatime-kyiv-zamist-kiev.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/kh5YL - The Los Angeles Times: November 10, 2019. Official quote from LA Times Reader's :
LA Times changed its style from Kiev to Kyiv in November 2019 to follow Associated Press style.
(source: LA Times's Readers Representative Judy Cramer: https://www.latimes.com/about/readers-representative/ - The New York Times: November 18, 2019. Official quote from NYT:
Note: Days after this article was published, The New York Times changed its style of spelling for the capital of Ukraine to Kyiv, reflecting the transliteration from Ukrainian, rather than Russian. The change is reflected in articles published after Nov. 18.
(source from NYT's correspondent Andrew E. Kramer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewKramerNYT/status/1196496095184084997, archived-source from NYT's correspondent Andrew E. Kramer's Twitter: http://archive.is/wip/3Xqgm; source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/kiev-pronunciation.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/KjrWw - BuzzFeed: December 31, 2019. Official quote from BuzzFeed:
We updated our style to “Kyiv” to refer to Ukraine’s capital city. The “Kiev” spelling is transliterated from the Russian language, while "Kyiv" is from Ukrainian.
(source on BuzzFeed Styleguide @Twitter: https://twitter.com/styleguide/status/1212079459282685954 , archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/0I4rB ; BuzzFeed Styleguide: https://www.buzzfeed.com/emmyf/buzzfeed-style-guide ; archived-source BuzzFeed Styleguide: http://archive.is/G2Y13 - Reuters, June 12, 2020. Official quote from Reuters:
From June 15 the capital of Ukraine will be written as Kyiv at @Reuters
. (source Reuters' journalist Tommy Lund @Twitter: https://twitter.com/tommylundn/status/1271344841243471872, archived-source: http://archive.is/UqgwX; source @Reuters styleguide: http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=K#Kyiv.2C_not_Kiev ; archived-source @Reuters styleguide: http://archive.is/QZyqw - Facebook, June 26, 2020. Official quote from Facebook:
After reviewing, we switched to using the page “Kyiv” to represent this region
. (source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (MFA of Ukraine) Dmytro Kuleba and MFA of Ukraine page CorrectUA, archived-source: http://archive.is/XKXoz - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): July 17, 2020. Official quote from Tiger Webb, ABC's editorial adviser on ABC Stylebook:
I am happy to report that the motion to switch to Kyiv, the preferred Ukrainian transliteration of Ukraine's capital, was unanimously endorsed by ABC style committee on July 17, 2020
(source Tiger Webb, ABC's editorial adviser @Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfswebb/; Ukraine's Embassy in Australia: https://twitter.com/UKRinAUS/status/1289091290563375105, archived-source: http://archive.is/sOy0m; The ABC Style Guide: https://about.abc.net.au/abc-editorial/the-abc-style-guide/#K ; archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/TkxKf) - The Telegraph: July 30, 2020. Official quote from The Telegraph:
From now on The Telegraph will use Kyiv, not Kiev
. (source The Telegraph Style Book: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/places-and-people/ , archived-source: https://archive.vn/STi8r ; Ukraine's Embassy in the UK: https://twitter.com/UkrEmbLondon/status/1186281358898933760, archived-source: http://archive.is/5SuNF)
Style guides (Kyiv)[edit]
- Geographic and governmental styleguides
- The United Nations Editorial Manual Online: ca. November 2002. [38][39] refers to the country data in the UN Multilingual Terminology Database[40]. The database entry for Ukraine [41] lists the capital city as Kyiv and includes the remark
In its letter of 14 November 2002 the Ukrainian Government requested that the capital be rendered as Kyiv rather than Kiev.
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names: World Geographical Names database. ca. November 2002. [42]
- CIA World Factbook: [43]: by June 2007 [44].
- European Union Interinstitutional Style Guide; Annex A5 “List of countries, territories and currencies: April 2012. Official quote from the EU:
18.4.2012: Ukraine, capital ‘Kiev’ replaced by ‘Kyiv’
source: http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm - BGN: June 17, 2019. Official quote from BGN:
"At its 398th meeting on June 11, 2019, the Foreign Names Committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) voted unanimously to retire the spelling “Kiev” as a BGN Conventional name for the capital of Ukraine. The spelling “Kyiv” has been the BGN Approved name since 2006, and is now the only name available for standard use within the United States (U.S.) Government, per the authority of the BGN
(source on BGN: http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/PDFDocs/BGNStatement_Kyiv.pdf, archived-source: http://archive.is/pLZlO - U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual: ca. June 2019 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/summary
- Journalistic styleguides
Major journalistic styleguides that recently switched to Kyiv spelling (note that while all these styleguides get distributed via print and online for others to use, only two of them are considered the most widely used by other media-outlets and only these two have separate enwiki articles: The Associated Press Stylebook and The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage):
- Canadian Press Stylebook: January 2018. Official quote from the Canadian Press Stylebook 18th edition:
Use the Ukrainian, not the Russian, transliteration for Ukrainian place names. This means it is Kyiv (not Kiev) and Chornobyl (not Chernobyl). Other Ukrainian transliterations: Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa (cities); Crimea (southern region of Ukraine); and Carpathy and Zacarpatia (mountains).
source: https://www.thecanadianpress.com/writing-guides/the-canadian-press-stylebook/ - The Guardian Style Guide: 13 February 2019, Official quote from The Guardian:
"From February 13 the capital of Ukraine will be written as Kyiv at The Guardian"
. (source @The Guardian styleguide: https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-k ; archived-source @The Guardian styleguide: http://archive.is/r5OpE - Vice News Style guide: June, 2019. Official quote from Vice News's editors:
In June 2019, the United States Board on Geographic Names changed its English spelling of Ukraine’s capital from Kiev to Kyiv, as that is the official Latin transliteration of the city’s name in the Ukrainian language. Since then we've also changed our style guide and are now using Kyiv instead of Kiev
. (source https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/xgq4qa/photography-portraits-youth-kyiv-kiev-ukraine , archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/va8TC - The Associated Press Stylebook: 14 August, 2019. Official quote from AP:
"We are making a significant change in our style for the Ukrainian capital city Kiev. It will henceforth be written in text, captions and datelines as Kyiv."
(source on AP: https://blog.ap.org/announcements/an-update-on-ap-style-on-kyiv , archived-source: http://archive.is/ONA0S - NPR Style Guide: September 23, 2019. Official quote from NPR:
"Guidance: The Capital Of Ukraine Is Spelled 'Kyiv'"
(source on NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/memmos/2019/09/23/763509886/guidance-the-capital-of-ukraine-is-spelled-kyiv, archived-source: http://archive.is/Lx7Ch ; NPR style guide source https://training.npr.org/styleguide/#K ) - The Globe and Mail Style Book: October 10, 2019. Official quote from The Globe and Mail:
"The Globe is changing its style on the capital of Ukraine from the Russian-derived "Kiev" to "Kyiv," the transliteration the Ukrainian government uses"
(source The Globe and Mail's correspondent Adrian Morrow: https://twitter.com/adrianmorrow/status/1182340357255831552, archived-source: http://archive.is/cLGGZ - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Style Guide: October 14, 2019. Official quote from BBC:
"From today, BBC News will be changing its spelling of the Ukrainian capital from #Kiev to #Kyiv, bringing us in line with the many international organizations, government agencies, international aviation industry members and media who’ve adopted this spelling."
(source on BBC News Press Team @Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbcnewspr/status/1183707458642108416, archive-source: http://archive.is/PGhmq; source on BBC News Ukrainian: https://www.bbc.com/ukrainian/news-49999939 , archived-source: http://archive.is/ap1vS ; source on BBC Style Guide: https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133577 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/en/articles/art20130702112133537 , archived-source: http://archive.vn/SD07M and http://archive.is/wip/kO4qd ) - The Washington Post Style Guide: October 2019. Official quote from WP:
"The Washington Post changes its style guide for the capital of Ukraine, which henceforth will be Kyiv, and not Kiev. This change is effective immediately. These changes are in accordance with the way Ukrainian capital is spelled by Ukrainian institutions, as well by by other media organizations."
(source from WP's correspondent Adam Taylor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mradamtaylor/status/1184470206925676544 , archived-source from WP's correspondent Adam Taylor's Twitter: http://archive.is/yFzVy; source on Voice of America: https://ukrainian.voanews.com/a/kyiv-not-kiev/5126392.html, source-archived: http://archive.is/nL48F ; source on The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/starting-in-the-1970s-womens-first-names-were-included-in-post-references/2019/11/23/73dc1eb2-0d59-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/ZrUos ) - The Economist Style Guide: October, 29 2019. Official quote from The Economist:
"Kyiv spelling is now used at The Economist for Ukraine's capital"
(source news about this on Ukrinform: https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2808601-the-economist-starts-using-kyiv-instead-of-kiev.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/ka7Lv - Financial Times Style Guide: October, 29 2019. Official quote from Financial Times:
"Kyiv spelling is now used at Financial Times for Ukraine's capital"
(source news about this on Ukrinform: https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-kyiv/2808219-financial-times-vidteper-pisatime-kyiv-zamist-kiev.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/kh5YL - The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: November 18, 2019. Official quote from NYT:
"Note: Days after this article was published, The New York Times changed its style of spelling for the capital of Ukraine to Kyiv, reflecting the transliteration from Ukrainian, rather than Russian. The change is reflected in articles published after Nov. 18. "
(source from NYT's correspondent Andrew E. Kramer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndrewKramerNYT/status/1196496095184084997, archived-source from NYT's correspondent Andrew E. Kramer's Twitter: http://archive.is/wip/3Xqgm; source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/politics/kiev-pronunciation.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/KjrWw - BuzzFeed Style guide: December 31, 2019. Official quote from BuzzFeed:
"We updated our style to “Kyiv” to refer to Ukraine’s capital city. The “Kiev” spelling is transliterated from the Russian language, while "Kyiv" is from Ukrainian."
(source on BuzzFeed Styleguide @Twitter: https://twitter.com/styleguide/status/1212079459282685954 , archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/0I4rB ; BuzzFeed Styleguide: https://www.buzzfeed.com/emmyf/buzzfeed-style-guide ; archived-source BuzzFeed Styleguide: http://archive.is/G2Y13 - The Reuters Style Guide: June 12, 2020. Official quote from Reuters:
"From June 15 the capital of Ukraine will be written as Kyiv at @Reuters"
. (source Reuters' journalist Tommy Lund @Twitter: https://twitter.com/tommylundn/status/1271344841243471872, archived-source: http://archive.is/UqgwX; source @Reuters styleguide: http://handbook.reuters.com/index.php?title=K#Kyiv.2C_not_Kiev ; archived-source @Reuters styleguide: http://archive.is/QZyqw - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Style Guide: July 17, 2020. Official quote from Tiger Webb, ABC's editorial adviser on ABC Stylebook:
I am happy to report that the motion to switch to Kyiv, the preferred Ukrainian transliteration of Ukraine's capital, was unanimously endorsed by ABC style committee on July 17, 2020
(source Tiger Webb, ABC's editorial adviser @Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfswebb/; Ukraine's Embassy in Australia: https://twitter.com/UKRinAUS/status/1289091290563375105, archived-source: http://archive.is/sOy0m; The ABC Style Guide: https://about.abc.net.au/abc-editorial/the-abc-style-guide/#K ; archived-source: http://archive.is/wip/TkxKf)) - The Telegraph Style Book: July 30, 2020. Official quote from The Telegraph:
From now on The Telegraph will use Kyiv, not Kiev
. (source The Telegraph Style Book: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/style-book/places-and-people/, archived-source: https://archive.vn/STi8r ; Ukraine's Embassy in the UK: https://twitter.com/UkrEmbLondon/status/1186281358898933760, archived-source: http://archive.is/5SuNF)
Airport naming institutions (Kyiv)[edit]
- IATA (regulates what spelling is used for geographic names in airports): October, 2019. (source: October 2019 announcement: https://canada.mfa.gov.ua/news/75479-kyiv-not-kiev-najbilysha-asociacija-aviapereviznikiv-iata-zminila-napisannya-stolici-ukrajini ; list of all cities worldwide at iata.org: https://www.iata.org/contentassets/5989fc2df9824de3826cccfd279f9409/slot-alleviation-status-ns20-covid19.pdf )
Library institutions (Kyiv)[edit]
- The Library of Congress: 12 September, 2019. Official quote from LOC:
"In accordance with LC-PCC PS for 16.2.2.5, we have applied the ALA/LC Romanization Table for Ukrainian in the new authorized access point rather than using a form that reflects another romanization scheme. This form is “Kyïv (Ukraine)."
(source on LOC (listserv announcement): https://listserv.loc.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1909&L=PCCLIST&P=20135, archived-source: http://archive.is/XlarP ; source on LOC (entry): http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81022031.html , archived-source: http://archive.is/BzK0T
Supranational institutions (Kyiv)[edit]
- NATO: ca. Jan 1997
- United Nations: ca. Nov 2002
- Organization for Security and Co-operation In Europe (OSCE) ca. Nov 2002
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ca. Nov 2002
- US Government: October 3, 2006. Official quote from U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey:
"Kyiv spelling is more in keeping with how the Ukrainians themselves pronounce the name of their capital. It is also now in keeping with how a number of international organizations, including NATO and the U.N., are now spelling it.
; Official quote from U.S. State Department announcement:"all State Department offices and operations are requested to immediately begin using the new spelling ‘Kyiv’ in all written communication. The American diplomatic post there will henceforth be called Embassy Kyiv"
. source: https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/world/us-government-changes-spelling-of-capital-to-kyiv-25273.html ; https://www.rferl.org/a/1143740.html ; http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2006/460614.shtml ; http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2006/430604.shtml ; http://www.ukrweekly.com/uwwp/associated-press-says-no-more-k-i-e-v/ ; http://www.brama.com/pipermail/mova/2006-October/000105.html ; http://web.archive.org/web/20061024204122/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2006/74784.htm - European Union: Interinstitutional Style Guide, Annex A5 “List of countries, territories and currencies.: ca. Apr 2012 (external communication), ca Feb 2019 (internal communication).
“18.4.2012 , Ukraine, capital: ‘Kiev’ replaced by ‘Kyiv’.”
(source: http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000500.htm),EU changed the name of Ukrainian capital from "Kiev" to "Kyiv" (this affects email addresses)
(source: https://espreso.tv/news/2019/02/14/yes_zminyv_napysannya_z_kiev_na_kyiv_u_elektronnomu_lystuvanni; https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/news/2019/02/14/7092810/) - World Bank Group ca. Oct 2019