Ruska Poliana
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Руська Поляна.
English name
Ruska Poliana — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Ruska Polyana — Older Ukrainian-based spelling with ya for я.
- Russkaya Polyana — Russian-based Latin form for matching historical or multilingual sources; English prose frequency is not established. Not an official renaming.
- Rus’ka Polyana — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- Rusʹka Polâna — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- Rusʹka Poli͡ana — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- Руська Поляна — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English.
French name
Ruska Poliana — Same form as in English; retained for French readers because a separate established French name has not been verified.
About
Ruska Poliana is a large village west of Cherkasy in central Ukraine. It lies beside the extensive pine forests on the sandy terraces of the Dnipro valley.
Notes
Supplied village identity matches Ruska Poliana near Cherkasy. No independently established French adaptation verified; the national Ukrainian Latin form is retained. Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Independent French reference attestation is limited; the main is an editorial choice. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4400431 ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Руська_Поляна_(Україна).
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