The Russian Spelling Reform of 1917/18 - Part II (Alphabet I)

Thank you so much for watching my video, hope you enjoyed it! :)
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Sources:
- "How Russian Came to Be the Way It Is" by Tore Nesset
- "The Russian Language in the 20th Century" by Bernard Comrie, Gerald Stone and Maria Polinsky
- "Древнерусский язык" by Н. Д. Русинов
- "Церковнославянский Язык" by А. И. Изотов
- "Российская грамматика" by Михаил Басильевич
- "Справочник упрощенного" правописания by Александр Петрович
- "Русское правописанiе руководство" by Яков Грот
- "Какъ писать въ старой орѳографіи?" ; arzamas.academ...
- "The Russian Orthographic Reform of 1917-1918" ; russiasgreatwar....
- "Русская дореформенная орфография" ; Википедия
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[@plumitive4105]

I adore your sense of humour! ^^ My first Russian teacher used the word "azbuka" because she was from a noble family, who fled Russia in 1917.

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

)) мнѣ тоже очень нравится это слово!

[@plumitive4105]

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[@Shuanishu]

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[@theguy4429]

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[@Ralphieboy]

I remember hearing that it was proposed to abolish double consonants in Russian as they have no effect on pronounciation (as they sometimes do in other languages) but that would have meant changing the spelling of "Коммунизм", and the Communists could not buy into that.

[@56independent42]

I'm loving how you mix Russian and English in your visuals without a second thought. It really gets the bilingual juices flowing.

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

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[@56independent42]

​@@miiiiiiiiiiii вы're welcome

[@TheYamaoto]

Please finish the series. The incompleteness is killing me

[@haphoo2]

Cool series man! As someone who's learning Russian, I find this reform very fascinating. Thanks, I learned something new today.

[@mlovecraftr]

I saw this in r/languagelearning! I like the series so far. Thanks a lot for making it.

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Thank you for watching it and leaving this lovely comment)

[@norude]

I like how we now have these names for letters: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot ... Which are somewhat equivalent to the names of letters of that very old alphabet

[@georgethakur]

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Great content! It's really good to watch and funny!

[@otterlysarcastic]

Спасибо большое за видео! Здорово, что продолжаешь, надеюсь, скоро будет следующая часть. PS Ёжик))

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Большое спасибо за твои добрые слова))

[@FyvaPro]

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[@GustawStudios23]

That pronunciation of αλφάβετος made me chuckle

[@KOTYAR0]

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[@RavciiWut]

Why did I find your channel that late... The quality of both memes and content is lit. Speaking of ё: Yeah sadly the tradition of rather omitting than using it is still alive while this certainly affect the meanings sometimes. I don't know why is it still not considered as an error

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[@Diamandia]

I just got this recommended to me and you seem like a really underrated channel at the moment. As someone who is also trying to learn Russian, I have some questions for you. What about Russian interests you to learn it? What are some learning habits you would recommend to someone wanting to learn Russian? After this 4-part series, what other content do you plan on uploading? I like the way you narrate and your incorporation of elements that keeps me intrigued for more. I wish you the best as you progress through your KZbin journey, and I'm excited for wherever you choose to take this channel.

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Thank you for your lovely comment) you're too kind. As to your questions: -Even though I've always been intrigued by Russian and Russia itself , I only truly fell in love with the language through its music. I personally think music is one of the best ways to learn languages as it keeps us excited and motivated) -Learning habits mm.. see, a lot of people think they can cut corners and take shortcuts when it comes to language acquisition but that sadly seems to be impossible. I believe it's all about how motivated you are to succeed, how many hours of active studying you put into it and how dilligent and dedicated you are to go all the way). Consistency is incredibly important, but most importantly it shouldn't feel like a chore, which it won't if it's truly something you love doing. My personal "routine" is that I dedicate an hour a day to Russian, occasionally 2h if I include Old Church Slavonic or Old East Slavic. -I'm currently working on several videos actually haha, one of which is part 3 of the 1917 series. The others are on some very interesting Old Church Slavonic features and some intriguing Russian etymologies, one of which will I'll release very soon) History and Linguistics (and a combination of the two) deserve a lot more love and I hope that I can do it some justice by making these topics more approachable and sharing my passion with everyone. Currently the channel focuses heavily on the Slavic languages but I hope to include other languages in the future! Thank you for taking the time to watch my video and being so kind!

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@@miiiiiiiiiiii If you have the time, what music would you recommend?

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@@tbg8365 Check out "Бабкины внуки" (не для меня), they're amazing)

[@tbg8365]

@@miiiiiiiiiiii спасибо! :)

[@ndrechtseiter]

Now that’s some great stuff coming in my recommendations! Not that I didn’t know about the spelling reforms of 1918, but it was quite interesting to see how people outside Russia look at them. Thanks a lot, Mii!

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Thank you for your kind comment)

[@GrandmasterPoi]

Отличная работа, Товарищъ! Ждём продолжения!

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Этот сериал - просто офигенен! - любовь из Норвегии

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@@ashlaskash Уже слишком много)

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really cool video, subbed!

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I like your drawings ! they are so drawn

[@GaingsterKid]

Interesting video, very entertaining and informative.

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[@rifkinr4660]

Your videos are so good !

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[@RealNazuno]

I totally like this stuff, thank you for it and keep up the great work

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@MrNinjy]

Dat retail version of Russian is for casuals. With all those QoL changes, like spaces, commas, dashes and other "punctuation" addons. In Vanilla Russian, the Classic Slavonic, every letter had a name and periods were for noobs :) The leveling process actually mattered, since you had to spend at least a year to learn all the letters and get the hang of using them. Those darn developers have removed lots of features like tonization marks, the letter Ѣ (which is Ѣpic by default), and extra plural forms! Not to mention the scale of case pruning, there used to be much more of them.

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Still waiting for the next update on Steam .-.

[@BlitzWalkthrough]

I think there should be another spelling reform, although this is mostly personal ranting: it bothers me that ь doesn't do anything after ж and ш (besides marking gender) and that many е's in loanwords are actually pronounced like э. (Эн"э"ргия, шед"э"вр и так далее) That being said, I look forward to your further videos!

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Thank you for your comment Neo! :)

[@KOTYAR0]

0:55 Mii is a good name!

[@ilghiz]

3:40 In modern Russian, we never spell words out loud by the names of the letters. We spell them by syllables stressing each syllable. E.g., хорошо (ok, good) is pronounced harashó (or ha-ra-SHAW for English speakers) but when you spell it you just say hó-ró-shó (HAW-RAW-SHAW). This suffices for most purposes with more or less familiar words. Sometimes we just clarify one or two letters (хорошо - it’s all о’s). Over the phone we sometimes spell out words using common words (names of people, cities, countries etc) if the word is quite unusual like foreign names: Саймон (Simon) would be spelt like Scotland, Amsterdam, York, Milano, Oregon, Niagara (ай reads eye). Learners of English are usually taught to spell words letter by letter. But most will use the Russian way of spelling by syllables: Simon (SEE-MON), night (NEEG-HT), bicycle (BEE-KOOK-LEH) etc. Actual spelling of English words by syllables is not standardized of course. Everyone uses their own "syllabary" just as a tool to recall the actual spelling. ... Peace! I wish all of us peace!

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[@youfieua]

очень информативный. спасибо братан ;)

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[@Ralphieboy]

"The ABC's of XYZ" is a common term for a primer on any subject.

[@Dymonex]

Fucking lost it at "Продолжение следует". Great vids, keep it up!

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[@falafel_83]

Four years and we still don't have part 3 😔😔

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[@TheManinBlack9054]

Красава братан, крутой видос!

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[@exter9384]

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[@m.kostoglod7949]

8:01 Let's do that

[@skoppppppppka]

My sense of humour is like the beginning of this video lol

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5:06 Legend of Zelda: И's awakening.

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@@miiiiiiiiiiii лол я не думал про это (lol I didnt think about that. Critique me :D)

[@m.kostoglod7949]

2:29 that means i dont love the king

[@Irsyakistasakhavi]

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[@octavylon9008]

no part 3 and 4 ?

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Not yet no!

[@Blaise88]

​@@miiiiiiiiiiii I'd love to see a part three and four! When you mentioned ы being called "еры," it blew my mind because I remember seeing that somewhere in a Russian textbook years and years ago, and being so confused by it. I don't know how old a book would have to be to include that as its name, but I definitely had a buried memory of seeing it described that way.

[@haroldlaichar9691]

What do you use to make your videos?

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Sony Vegas and Photoshop :)

[@lururu]

OMG HEDGEHOG

[@xxassassimxx]

Good god how the fuck does Russian sound so cool?

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

That's a question I ask myself every day :)

[@ariyeet2293]

the αλφαβητος is pronounced like alphabetos or alphavetos lol edit: i think it came off rude sorry. thing is. my pa is a russian immigrant (new york) and mom is a greek immigrant. so i’m pretty much fluent in english, russian and greek. sadly i let my russian go a little bit so i’m trying to relearn it. hopefully one day i’ll be as fluent as my grandadpa.

[@nero0magistr]

жду третью и четвертую части

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))

[@17year_cicada]

How do you like name Семен without ё?

[@__Man__]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

[@margo3c541]

mans teaching us how to spell lmao in pre1918 russian !!! is there a modern equivalent or do Russians just say lmao

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[@user-su2mg3hz4f]

In russian, does your channel name become ми , мии, мий or мы

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

I personally use «Мiи» but feel free to use anything you want)

[@user-su2mg3hz4f]

@@miiiiiiiiiiii міиый

[@user-oe2cc3tc5t]

The Old Russian alphabet was a message. The two great revolutionaries took out many letters out of it and destroyed the message :( Азъ Боукы Веди Глаголъ Добро Есть Живете Зело Иже Како Люди Мыслете... I letters know, the Word a blessing is, live vigorously, (those) who like people think...

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

It's truly magnificent)

[@user-oe2cc3tc5t]

@@miiiiiiiiiiii I think the point of this is "Literacy and Lord's Word will help you think right and therefore be true humans". I also love how this ABC further says, "Нашь Онъ Покой Рцы Слово Твердо" - "It (is) Our Peace, (so) Say (your) Word Firmly"... Wondering if Cyril and Methody originated this or it was known before, if they did they were just geniuses.

[@manelv813]

ALPHABEEETOS

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Tu ho saps)

[@m.kostoglod7949]

@@miiiiiiiiiiii it is alfavitos

[@danielbishop1863]

Depends on whether you mean classical or modern Greek.

[@Pakiu1306]

You didn’t upload in 5 months. What happened?

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Real life, univeristy and my job! Currently working on the next vid. Don't worry, I'm not leaving anytime soon :)

[@nabuchodonozorii6829]

Come back :(

[@miiiiiiiiiiii]

Hope to be back soon!

[@stefmyt5062]

Greek guy here, the word αλφάβητος is pronounced just like алфавит but with an extra "ос" at the end.

[@Lancetier]

Make the next video to this already...

[@kevinlaurenssen]

Why didn't you read at 1:29 , I hated the wait

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Al Fuh Vii Toss

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Never forget