blog posts Kyiv or Kiev? Zelensky or Zelenskyy? For Ukraine, spelling is a political act Mar 8, 2022 1:15 pm by The ForwardIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images The Forward (March 7) 'Ukrainians do not want the name of their capital city to be transliterated from Russian because it is reminiscent of the colonial past, including all of the injustices committed against Ukraine,' says U of I's Roman Ivashkiv. Share on Facebook Tweet Email