• Red_Scare [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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    2 months ago

    You and CommieWolf are both wrong about the name lol.

    Semyon (Семён, pronounced syeh-MYON) is the Russian version of this name, see Semyon Budyonny for instance.

    This guy however was Ukrainian so his name was Semen (Семен, pronounced seh-MEN), and it’s correctly romanised to Semen.

    Also his surname Гитлер would be romanised to Gitler had he been Russian, but as a Ukrainian it’s romanised to Hitler due to how Г is pronounced in Ukrainian language.