What's the most accurate way?

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.

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

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

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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/Russi...nAlphabet.html

Have fun!

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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/Russi...nAlphabet.html

Have fun!

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

Something like that, yes.

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

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