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Double transliteration is not an issue with Russian geographic names, as every Russian place has an official Russian name (and it makes no difference if it is genuine Russian or was derived from the name in the local language). Those official names is what is used as a basis for transliteration of names for use in the English-language geographic publications. WP:RUS#Place names applies here in full. "Hiitola", of course, is still the spelling that needs to be used in historical context, but the modern usage, as any English map or atlas would attest, is "Khiytola". The names of places in Finland (what seems to be WPK's concern above) would not be affected by any of this—WP:RUS only applies to place names on the territory of modern Russia.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 22:07, April 14, 2009 (UTC)