What's the most accurate way?

[Dr. Hill]

What's the most accurate way to spell Dostoevsky? I know that is an accepted English spelling, but what would Russians want us spelling his name like?

I've seen.

Dostoevsky
Dostoyevsky
Dostoevski(i)
Dostoyevski(i)
Dostoejewski(i)

And so on.

[weltanschauung]

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[bazarov]

Like this (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39841)

[Bumbeli]

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for serious answers, check link from post above

[Lord Bas]

Doesn't it depend on how it's romanized?Fedor Emelianenko's name in russian can also be Fyodor.

[bazarov]

Doesn't it depend on how it's romanized?Fedor Emelianenko's name in russian can also be Fyodor.

UFC fan? :D

No. Thats wrong.

Фёдор is how it's written on Russian. 2nd letter is on west very often pronounced like e, what is wrong. e with two dots on it is pronounced like yo. Why do they left dots out, I don' know.
So it's Fyodor, not Fedor. And it's not Emelianenko, it's Yemelianenko.

http://www.languagehelpers.com/Russian/TheRussianAlphabet.html

Have fun!

[Lord Bas]

UFC fan? :D

No. Thats wrong.

Фёдор is how it's written on Russian. 2nd letter is on west very often pronounced like e, what is wrong. e with two dots on it is pronounced like yo. Why do they left dots out, I don' know.
So it's Fyodor, not Fedor. And it's not Emelianenko, it's Yemelianenko.

http://www.languagehelpers.com/Russian/TheRussianAlphabet.html

Have fun!
Ahhh okay, so when people say Fay-dor or Fed-or, they're really slaughtering his name?

[bazarov]

Something like that, yes.

[Mathor]

Dostoevsky is the correct spelling, however my American edition reads Dostoyevsky, and that's how i tend to spell it.

[blazeofglory]

I always feel uneasy when it comes to spelling Russian names since I am not used to them.