Talk:White Ruthenia

message: 78.151.173.242 (talk) 11:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Origins of "Rus"

message: See: Cardinal points#Central Asia. bogdan | Talk 13:46, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actually, White = Western 

message: ===Contradiction in terms===
The article states that "Many languages today continue to use this obsolete name when referring to Belarus".  If the name is in use it cannot be obsolete.  Did the author mean to write "In English this name is obsolete, however many other languages continue to use a literal translation of White Russia to refer to Belarus"?
===White Russia still used===
In English, he name "White Russia" is still used synonymously with Belarus (although less commonly).  The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 uses White Russia and the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Ed 2004) describes the usage as "dated".  I suggest that the article's second sentence would be improved by changing it to "In English the use of White Russia to refer to Belarus is dated, however many other languages continue to use a literal translation of White Russia to refer to Belarus."
:I think this is appropriate. Rmhermen 13:18, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Did you actually check the links? Both of them say: see Belarus. How is it supposed to justify the article's name? If both are synonims, the most widely used (Belarus) should be used, not the one supplied as a variant of the main name. --Hillock65 (talk) 13:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Obsolete?

message: In English, he name "White Russia" is still used synonymously with Belarus (although less commonly).  The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 uses White Russia and the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (11th Ed 2004) describes the usage as "dated".  I suggest that the article's second sentence would be improved by changing it to "In English the use of White Russia to refer to Belarus is dated, however many other languages continue to use a literal translation of White Russia to refer to Belarus."
:I think this is appropriate. Rmhermen 13:18, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Did you actually check the links? Both of them say: see Belarus. How is it supposed to justify the article's name? If both are synonims, the most widely used (Belarus) should be used, not the one supplied as a variant of the main name. --Hillock65 (talk) 13:39, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: White Russia still used

message: "Because of its association with perceived Russian and Soviet imperialism, some people in Belarus consider the name derogatory"
*Bela= White
*Rus = Russian
146.175.100.109 13:15, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: White Russia = Belarus in Belarussian

message: This article is the fork of the Belarus article and should be merged there. The only difference between the two is that it uses an archaic name White Russia, not in use any more in respectable literature. The article should not be named thus. Moreover, we have Red Ruthenia, Black Ruthenia ... and all of a sudden White Russia? The article should be merged to History of Belarus or appropriate sections of Belarus article. Moreover this article is replete with original research and is without a single source to support any of the multiple erroneus statements in it. Are there any ideas as to what should be done with it? --Hillock65 (talk) 13:34, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Moreover the term White Russia, can mean also Belaya Rossiya or White Movement, so I agree with you that this term here should be but a disambig page, there is a Name of Ukraine article, and  Name of Belarus would do to explain the equally not-straightforward name of that country. --Kuban Cossack 22:46, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Great. Let's see if there any other ideas before we move with the reorganization. --Hillock65 (talk) 00:08, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

text: Upon coming to this page i was looking for information on the losing side of the 1917 Russian civil war, not the archaic name for the current nation of Belarus. i'm not an editor but should there be a disambiguation or some further information separating the two.--EEE--  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.113.190.67 (talk) 01:24, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

text: I think all that has to be done here is to rename the article form White Russia to White Ruthenia (like Red Ruthenia, Black Ruthenia). The current name is so misleading Ales Hurko (talk) 06:43, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  What to do with the article 

message: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weißrussland
you can see it here--Venajaguardian (talk) 05:31, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  white Russia is the only official name for Belarus in German 

message: Since this is an article about a geographical region, it needs a map. David Spector (talk) 00:53, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map needed 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the move request was: page moved. Ixfd64 (talk) 19:41, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: White Russia →  – Consistency with other two contemporal territories Red Ruthenia and Black Ruthenia. Staszek Lem (talk) 17:31, 17 October 2017 (UTC)

text: The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
=== Links to White Russia ===
Several articles link to the disambiguation page White Russia but may be intended for one particular meaning of the term.  A group of us routinely tidy up such links, but we may have to ask for expert help in this case, as the differences between the meanings can be subtle. Any fixes you can make would be appreciated.  Thanks, Certes (talk) 18:58, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

text: Now sorted out.  Thank you – and a virtual White Russian (cocktail) – to everyone who helped.  You may be interested in a merge discussion at Talk:White Russian#Merge with White Russia?. Certes (talk) 18:24, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 17 October 2017 

message: Several articles link to the disambiguation page White Russia but may be intended for one particular meaning of the term.  A group of us routinely tidy up such links, but we may have to ask for expert help in this case, as the differences between the meanings can be subtle. Any fixes you can make would be appreciated.  Thanks, Certes (talk) 18:58, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Now sorted out.  Thank you – and a virtual White Russian (cocktail) – to everyone who helped.  You may be interested in a merge discussion at Talk:White Russian#Merge with White Russia?. Certes (talk) 18:24, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links to White Russia 

message: ...whole article needs reconstruction. "White Ruthenia" >> in latin "Ruthenia alba" was used for the Russian lands till old Muscovian Russian lands. 
--46.114.140.118 (talk) 10:30, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs reconstruction...