Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to UN suggests Russia be called Muscovy

Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, believes that Ukraine could approve a law according to which Russia will be called Muscovy.

Source: Kyslytsia on Twitter

Quote from Kyslytsya: "Let’s take Magyarország Угорщина [Uhorshchyna] (Ukr); Hungary (Eng); Ungarn (DE); Węgry (PL); Österreich - Austria (Eng); Rakúsko (Slovak). All in all, everyone calls countries however they want [in their language-ed.]. 

So, what prevents us – the Cabinet of Ministers, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) – from reverting to the historical name of Muscovy? 

Their current name is stolen anyway."

Details: Kyslytsya has also created an opinion poll about his suggestion. 

Візьмемо Magyarország Угорщина (Укр); Hungary (Eng); Ungarn (Ger); Węgry (PL); Österreich - Austria (Eng); Rakúsko (Slovak) одним словом, хто як хоче так і називає. То що нам - КМУ, ВРУ - заважає повернути Московії її історичну назву. Нинішня все одне вкрадена. Чи ви підтримуєте?

— Sergiy Kyslytsya (@SergiyKyslytsya) November 29, 2022

For reference: Muscovy is a historical name of the Russian Federation, it was first mentioned on the maps from the 16th century. Muscovy was also called Moskovshchyna in Ukraine. 

Russia (in Greek – Ρωσία) is a Greek and Byzantine name for Rus which became a loanword name for Muscovy.

Journalists fight on their own frontline. Support Ukrainska Pravda or become our patron!