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Russian Lawmaker Wants to Abolish the Letter 'ы'
« on: March 13, 2014, 03:17:30 PM »
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Russian Lawmaker Wants to Abolish the Letter 'ы'

Vladimir Zhirinovsky says the "nasty Asiatic" vowel is hurting Russia's image in Europe.

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the ultranationalist Russian politician known for outrageous remarks on everything from migrant laborers to terrorism, has now targeted a letter in the Russian alphabet.

The letter in question is the vowel "ы"—a difficult-to-pronounce sound for non-native Russian speakers that is usually transliterated simply as "y" in English. ....."

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http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/03/russian-lawmaker-wants-to-abolish-the-letter/284389/

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