DISPUTES ABOUT THE LETTER Ъ IN THE XVIII CENTURY

Trakhtenberg, Lev

doi:10.7868/S70000339-7-1

RAS Global AffairsЛатинская Америка Latinskaia Amerika

ISSN (Print) 0044748X

ISSN (Online) 3034-557X

DISPUTES ABOUT THE LETTER Ъ IN THE XVIII CENTURY

PII

S0131-61170000339-7-1

DOI

10.7868/S70000339-7-1

Publication type

Article

Status

Published

Authors

Lev Trakhtenberg

Volume/ Edition

Volume / Issue №1

Pages

92-101

Abstract

The paper reconstructs the history of a discussion over the proposal to abolish the spelling of the letter Ъ at the end of words, which went on in the late 1770-s and early 1780-s. It is shown that a parodic petition published in September 1780 in the magazine «Something» (Chto-nibud'), which was edited by V.V. Lazarevich, played a substantial role in the discussion. The parody implied that the letter Ъ was useless. A better known parody, “Ъ's petition”, attributed to D.I. Fonvizin and aimed at S.G. Domashnev, then Director of the St.-Petersburg Academy of Sciences, a proponent of eliminating Ъ, apparently was a response to that publication.

Keywords

history of spelling, 18th-century Russian literature, polemics, parody

Date of publication

15.09.2025

Year of publication

2025

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579

References

GOST	Trakhtenberg L. DISPUTES ABOUT THE LETTER Ъ IN THE XVIII CENTURY // Russkaya rech. – 2018. – Issue №1 C. 92-101 . DOI: 10.7868/S70000339-7-1
MLA	Trakhtenberg, Lev "DISPUTES ABOUT THE LETTER Ъ IN THE XVIII CENTURY." Russkaya rech. 1 (2018).:92-101. DOI: 10.7868/S70000339-7-1
APA	Trakhtenberg L. (2018). DISPUTES ABOUT THE LETTER Ъ IN THE XVIII CENTURY. Russkaya rech. no. 1, pp.92-101 DOI: 10.7868/S70000339-7-1

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