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<p>[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9432423, member: 78949"]Yes, both Bulgarian and Russian use Cyrillic, but in Russian the name is spelled "Георгий" - Georgiy, while in Bulgarian it is without the last letter "й" - y, i.e. "Георги" "Georgi".</p><p>From what I see on photo 4, the tool here has the Bulgarian spelling.</p><p>Here are some icons of St. George in Russian:</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=RXdOZOLfI_KWxc8P8bCH2Ak&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgBMgkIABANEBMQgAQyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBM6CggAEEcQ1gQQsANKBAhBGABQ-w9Y-w9guSFoAXABeACAAWiIAWiSAQMwLjGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#imgrc=AUCva5E7F28pfM" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=RXdOZOLfI_KWxc8P8bCH2Ak&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgBMgkIABANEBMQgAQyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBM6CggAEEcQ1gQQsANKBAhBGABQ-w9Y-w9guSFoAXABeACAAWiIAWiSAQMwLjGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#imgrc=AUCva5E7F28pfM" rel="nofollow">икона святой георгий</a></p><p>And here are some in Bulgarian</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=XHlOZMrKF_KRxc8P7bOP4AM&ved=0ahUKEwjK6Mfa5tH-AhXySPEDHe3ZAzwQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBwgAEBMQgAQyCAgAEAgQHhATMggIABAHEB4QEzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBggAEB4QEzIICAAQBRAeEBMyCAgAEAgQHhATMgoIABAIEB4QDxATOgoIABBHENYEELADOgoILhCKBRCwAxBDOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAcQHhAPOgoIABAIEAcQHhAKOgoIABAIEB4QDRATOgoIABAHEB4QDxATOgoIABAFEAcQHhATOgwIABAIEAcQHhAPEBNKBAhBGABQnxtYriNghiVoAXABeACAAYABiAHWBJIBAzMuM5gBAKABAcgBCcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=XHlOZMrKF_KRxc8P7bOP4AM&ved=0ahUKEwjK6Mfa5tH-AhXySPEDHe3ZAzwQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBwgAEBMQgAQyCAgAEAgQHhATMggIABAHEB4QEzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBggAEB4QEzIICAAQBRAeEBMyCAgAEAgQHhATMgoIABAIEB4QDxATOgoIABBHENYEELADOgoILhCKBRCwAxBDOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAcQHhAPOgoIABAIEAcQHhAKOgoIABAIEB4QDRATOgoIABAHEB4QDxATOgoIABAFEAcQHhATOgwIABAIEAcQHhAPEBNKBAhBGABQnxtYriNghiVoAXABeACAAYABiAHWBJIBAzMuM5gBAKABAcgBCcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp" rel="nofollow">икона свети георги</a></p><p>I don't know if you are able to see the difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, Cyrillic was invented in Byzantine by two Greek clerics (Cyril and Methodius) for political purposes but was first adopted as official alphabet in Bulgaria in 9th century A.D. and after that was spread to Russia. It is a long story though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IvaPan, post: 9432423, member: 78949"]Yes, both Bulgarian and Russian use Cyrillic, but in Russian the name is spelled "Георгий" - Georgiy, while in Bulgarian it is without the last letter "й" - y, i.e. "Георги" "Georgi". From what I see on photo 4, the tool here has the Bulgarian spelling. Here are some icons of St. George in Russian: [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=RXdOZOLfI_KWxc8P8bCH2Ak&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQARgBMgkIABANEBMQgAQyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBMyCAgAEBYQHhATMggIABAWEB4QEzIICAAQFhAeEBM6CggAEEcQ1gQQsANKBAhBGABQ-w9Y-w9guSFoAXABeACAAWiIAWiSAQMwLjGYAQCgAQHIAQjAAQE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#imgrc=AUCva5E7F28pfM']икона святой георгий[/URL] And here are some in Bulgarian [URL='https://www.google.com/search?q=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&client=safari&channel=mac_bm&ei=XHlOZMrKF_KRxc8P7bOP4AM&ved=0ahUKEwjK6Mfa5tH-AhXySPEDHe3ZAzwQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0+%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8+%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAQAzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBwgAEBMQgAQyCAgAEAgQHhATMggIABAHEB4QEzIICAAQBxAeEBMyBggAEB4QEzIICAAQBRAeEBMyCAgAEAgQHhATMgoIABAIEB4QDxATOgoIABBHENYEELADOgoILhCKBRCwAxBDOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAcQHhAPOgoIABAIEAcQHhAKOgoIABAIEB4QDRATOgoIABAHEB4QDxATOgoIABAFEAcQHhATOgwIABAIEAcQHhAPEBNKBAhBGABQnxtYriNghiVoAXABeACAAYABiAHWBJIBAzMuM5gBAKABAcgBCcABAQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp']икона свети георги[/URL] I don't know if you are able to see the difference. FYI, Cyrillic was invented in Byzantine by two Greek clerics (Cyril and Methodius) for political purposes but was first adopted as official alphabet in Bulgaria in 9th century A.D. and after that was spread to Russia. It is a long story though.[/QUOTE]
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