To write "Russia" from a small letter or a large one: a viceremier joined the discussion

Vereshchuk indicated that the name of the aggressor country citizens of Ukraine has long been written in a lower case, and she believes that it should be formalized. "But, we have an institution such as the National State Language Commission," the publication reads. "It was enough for it to make its direct work for a long time: to officially offer appropriate changes to writing the name of the state-enemy and its name leaders.

" According to Vereshchuk, the National Commission should "not waste time" and approve the same writing used by citizens, that is, with a small letter. The discussion on the norm of writing of the Russian Federation flared up after the head of the Ministry of Education of Ukraine Oksen Lisovy ordered to correct the phrase "Russian Federation" on the "Russian Federation" in one of the legislative acts.

He explained that he insists on the word "of the Russian Federation" from the registration because of the requirements of norm -project. On September 7, People's Deputy Maxim Buzhansky reported that Oksen Lisovy issued a decree (No. 1060 of 08/31/2023) that the name "Russian Federation" should write in capital letters. In turn, linguist and associate professor of Kyiv University.

Boris Grinchenko Oleksandr Avramenko said that writing the name of the country "Russia" in a small letter is supposed to be used in a disrespectful context. Recall that the Kremlin responded to the renaming of Kaliningrad. Representatives of the Russian Federation angered the use of the Polish name Krulivts instead of Kaliningrad. The return of the historical name was recognized as "a manifestation of Russophobia.