On Sat, 19 Jul 2008, David Gerard wrote:
That's why the article on the capital of Ukraine is at [[Kiev]] rather than [[Kyuv]]. The Ukraine government even states "Kyuv" is its official name in English, but people who speak English keep overwhelmingly using "Kiev."
That example doesn't support your idea. From our article:
"Kiev is also based on the old Ukrainian language spelling of the city name and was used by Ukrainians and their ancestors from the time of Kievan Rus until only about the last century."
An obsolete spelling is not a mistake.