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Originally Posted by TATY
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crocodile
Мы едем на Украину.
What? Are you saying what I wrote was wrong?
Украина is an exception taking на, and anyway, the use of в with Украина is now acceptable. I believe Putin says в Украине. But anyway, that's been discussed a number of times on this forum.
You see, if you think that Ukraine is just an exception, then here are a few more "exceptions":
Мы едем
на Камчатку.
Мы едем
на Русь.
Мы едем
на Смоленщину.
By the way, Putin may not be an ultimate source for linguistic wisdom.. :)
Also, don't be alarmed, I'm not saying that you're wrong, I'm just saying things are slightly more complex. Exceptions "which are there to only justify the rule" is definitely our invention. :)