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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
Once again you are playing fast and loose with the facts. The Medeval Russian word for border transliterates roughly as "krai", and while it is the etymological derivaiton for both the Crimea and the Ukraine, no one would translate Ukraine as "border".
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I've pondered your reply, and all I can add is that a russian told me this - I'll bow to your better knowledge, as I've never taken russian - but, if "krai" means "border", I'm not seeing what a huge leap it would be for someone to link "Ukraine" with "border".
