Posted by Cy on Thursday 18th of July 2019 08:42

As I generally use modern spelling for ships names, sometimes with the period one as an alternate, I think we'll stick to modern Russian for now, especially as that's what is generally available on the web. But I'll add the period spelling as an alternate.

Thanks for the help guys. Complicated stuff.

Posted by Grammont on Wednesday 17th of July 2019 17:32

The Russians abandoned the use of 'ъ' at the end of words in 1918 so the present day spelling Ярослав is correct; however when the vessel was built Ярославъ would have been correct spelling - so you are both right.

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 17th of July 2019 16:48

Russin name is from Wikipedia.

Posted by AvM on Wednesday 17th of July 2019 16:10

Now you put the Russian name Ярослав
but it is also not correct
should by Ярославъ
(see Veselago page 6)

Posted by AvM on Wednesday 17th of July 2019 13:27

In XVIII an XIX centuries transcription was mostly used, ie systems based on prenonsation.

Look into Romantisation of Russian language in wiki. It included also signs and letters which are not more in use, but which could you find in Veselago and other sources.

Posted by Cy on Wednesday 17th of July 2019 07:57

Possibly, but as my knowledge of the Russian language and alphabet is close to zero, and my knowledge of transliteration systems even less, I have to rely on other sources for that.
Also the tranliteration system used in the 18th & 19th centuries was almost certainly different to the modern 21st century version.

Posted by AvM on Tuesday 16th of July 2019 21:20

There should used for Russian ships Tranliteration system commonly used. In this case BS = british Standard will be identical with Russian system used actually for Russian ships.

YAROSLAV

Posted by Cy on Friday 12th of July 2019 07:27

Probably, although pointing the inconsistancy out once would have been sufficient.

Posted by Tom Jensen on Friday 12th of July 2019 06:13

rename unicorn to Edinorog?