Talk:Tighina
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[edit] deleted link
I have deleted link to http://bendery.ru.ru/, because this is only self-advertisement. That site doesn't contain any useful information. It has abusive lexicon and tries to insult russian users. Zserghei 21:00, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
You know, dear offended Russian Zserghei, Bendery is not a place for Russian users ;) there is nothing to see for them ;) Site http://bendery.ru.ru/ shows inside picture of Russian occupied Transnistria. There is a very interesting video material about Stalinist regime in Transnistria. Also there is a very nice picture of me :)
EvilAlex 172.201.186.169 16:34, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
- Dear Alex, encyclopedia is not a place neither for self-promotion nor for insults. --Zserghei 18:31, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ancient settlement
The following piece removed:
- "A settlement has existed at the confluence of the Dniester and Bîc rivers since the 2nd century, subsequently growing and coming under the successive rules of Kiev, Moldavia, Genoa, Turkey, Russia and Romania. "
It contradicts, e.g. Russian wikiarticle and not confirmed in other language versions. mikka (t) 03:36, 26 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Moldovan Cyrillic: Тигина
Who cares about Moldovan Cyrillic? The official language is Romanian. Romanian is written in Latin alphabet. Moldovan is written in Latin alfabet. According to the law it is forbidden to write in other way. Bonaparte talk 07:41, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
- Not according to the government which makes the laws of Tighina. That's not the government of Rep Moldova, but rather the gov't of the Pridniestrovian Moldavian Republic. They are the ones who are in real control. Maybe Rep Moldova "owns" it, but they don't have control over it. --Node 11:25, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
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- Actually according to the 1992 treaty the city has a special status (the same status is enjoyed officially by Dubasari city) and both RM and PMR have the right to keep their respective authorities there (under an over-all Russian "peacekeeping force of course").
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- Another point I wanted to bring up is the latest census. Does anyone actually have a ref. for that?Constantzeanu 05:01, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
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- I have access to the 2004 census data. What would you like me to add into this article? - Mauco 23:05, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Petro Poroshenko
As far as I know he was born in Bolhrad, Odessa oblast.--AndriyK 21:50, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
- That's what the German wikipedia article on him says. bogdan 21:52, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Name
I propose using either the official name which the city itself currently uses (Bendery) or else the most commonly used name in English (Bender), while still keeping a clear mention that Republic of Moldova refers to the city as Tighina. - Mauco 23:05, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
- Why is Bender the most common English name? I don't think the city has a naturalised English name, and I don't really see that Bender is used any more than Tighina.
Ronline ✉ 11:12, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- The three most important English-language encyclopedias: Britannica, Encarta and Columbia use the name Tighina. bogdan 11:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
- The city administration calls the city Bendery, as do most of the inhabitants. Traditionally, in English, this has been rendered as Bender. The use of the name Tighina (in English language literature) is a recent development, as the city was officially renamed Tighina after Moldovan independence. The fact that this name is now used in English - to the extent that it is - is similar to, for instance, the way that the English-language commentators at the 2006 Winter Olympics kept referring to Turin as "Torino" (its original Italian name, but not its name in English). And: In the case of Bender/Tighina there is an added twist. The renaming decision was taken by Moldova, but the territory forms part of the de facto independent republic of Transnistria and the city's authorities never recognized the validity of the renaming. Depending on one's point of view, an equally convincing case can be made for both names - with each side explaining why their name is the official name - and the definite name will probably not be settled until the disputed status of Transnistria is also settled. - Mauco 18:02, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
Was it really renamed by Moldovan authorities? In the 2001 year Law on administrative-territorial organisation of the Republic of Moldova[1] the city is called Bender. And in the two previous versions of the law, adopted in 1994[2] and 1998[3], the city is referred to exclusively as Bender. Tighina variant is not even mentioned. Judging from this, the official Moldovan name of the city is Bender, not Tighina.--Imrek 16:35, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Historical accuracy
"In 1713, the fortress was the site of a skirmish (kalabalik) between Charles XII of Sweden, who had taken refuge there with Cossack leader Ivan Stepanovich Mazepa after their failed attack on Russia, and Turks who wished to take him hostage and exploit the political difficulties of central Europe." from History section.
Mazepa died in 1709. Maybe it was another Cossack leader? Perhaps Pylyp Orlyk? I will have to look this up, but if anyone can double check this first, please go ahead.--Riurik 04:08, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
