You Say Kiev, I say Kyiv

There is a bit of debate here about the correct spelling of the city we're in, the capital city of the Ukraine. Up until 2006, it was commonly spelled K-i-e-v. About half of the population of Ukraine is Russian in origin, so the Russian spelling of Kiev was generally accepted. In 2006, though, the political climate dictated a near-universal change as the Ukrainian government tried to escape the shadow of the former Soviet Union. A number of the world's governments shifted over to the K-y-i-v spelling to mark the transition, using that spelling in all official documents.

Politics aside, we'll be calling it Kyiv for the rest of the tournament.

2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

You Say Kiev, I say Kyiv