Active in social networks State publication "SB - Belarus Today", the founder of which, incidentally, is the Administration of the President of our country, sometimes it leads to rather unexpected results. In particular, in the group of "VKontakte" newspaper decided to conduct a survey of public opinion on the subject, whether in Belarus officially rename neighboring Russia to Muscovy and then call it that way. The vote surprised many.
Belarusians also want to rename the Russian Muscovy
Belarusians also want to rename the Russian Muscovy. © Collage BY24.ORG
The original idea of ​​the survey came from SMM-specialist "SB" after the newspaper published the news of a similar renaming in a friendly Ukraine. Verkhovna Rada deputy of the Radical Party Korchynska Oksana and Andrey Lozovoy formally introduced in the corresponding bill in Parliament. The Ukrainian society, this idea met with widespread approval, although it has caused debate."
Belarusians as demonstrated poll conducted group "Security" in the social network "VKontakte" were almost unanimous with the Ukrainians. For something to be called our neighborhood in the east of the country spoke Muscovy 82.3% of participants. To call it, as before, Russia agree to only 17.7% of Belarusians.
Screenshot of the "Security" group in the social network "VKontakte"
© Screenshot of the "Security" group in the social network "VKontakte"
Perhaps, here it has affected the desire of our compatriots "revenge" for the long-time neighbors linguistic conflict: east Orsha still stubbornly prefer to call our country "Belarus", causing indignation among the representatives of the people prefer to call their state "of Belarus." By the way, even on a bronze tablet, hanging on the residence of the Russian ambassador in Minsk, our country called correctly - "The Republic of Belarus".
A similar opinion is shared by Belarusian historians: they remind us that the name "Russia" was coined by Peter I when the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the composition of which was part of modern Belarus, has already managed to survive for centuries. Prior to that neighboring country, created the descendants of the Kievan princes, called Muscovy exclusively, being thus one of the satellites of Kievan Rus. Return of the neighboring country's historic title could be the restoration of historical justice.