Talk:Akhmad Kadyrov

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What is correct: Akhmat or -ad? 82.83.17.170 19:15, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

In official documents, -at spelling is used. However, -ad is very widely used, especially in English (it's much more popular than -at). Dr Bug  (Volodymyr V. Medeiko) 07:26, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Is this a widely made mistake or does it derive from the origen of the name? What do you mean with "official documents"? Does he spells himself -at in english? Then we may spell him like this, too. 82.83.17.103 21:44, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

It is a mistake, but it is so prevalent mistake that it is now the norm... Both spellings entered English through Russian. In official (governmental) documents (see for example www.chechnya.gov.ru) Ахмат (i.e. Akhmat) is used. I don't think that Kadyrov worried about English spelling of his name. In non-official Russian, -ад (-ad) is more used than -ат (-at). There are also -ед (-ed) and -ет (-et) used often. In English, -ad outperforms -at even more. Therefore, I think we should use "Akhmad Kadyrov" as the article title, but specify that official name is Akmat Kadyrov. Or maybe my paragraph is worth to be included in the article (reworded of course). Dr Bug  (Volodymyr V. Medeiko) 23:25, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

mhhh, difficult case! 82.83.39.51 18:13, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I think there should be some mention in the article about accusations against Kadyrov's pro-Moscow militia regarding human-rights abuses against fellow Chechens.