Talk:Defenders of the Motherland Day

The title of this page and all references to the day should be changed to "Defender of the Fatherland Day".

The official title of the day in Russian, as written in the article is День защитка Отечества (Den' zashchitka Otechestva). Otechesvto is Fatherland in Russian, since it is derived from the word Otets (Father). Russia's Great PATRIOTIC War is called Velikaya Otechestvennaya voyna. The ajective Otechestvennaya comeadjectives from the word Otechestvo (Fatherland), which is turn comes from Otets (Father).

Also the Russians' middle name, or Patronymic (name derived from father's name), is called Ochestvo in Russian

If you look on the Wikipedia page on Fatherland, it lists Otechestvo as the Russian term for Fatherland. Yet this page lists it's meaning as motherland, which is illogical, since 1. It is Carly derived form the word Father. 2. The Russian word for Motherland is Rodina

Calling this day "Defender of the Motherland day" is like an English book called "Paternal instinct" being translated as "Maternal instinct" in another language.

Despite all this, in the Western press they keep writing "Defender of the Motherland" day when it is clearly illogical and inaccurate. Perhaps this could be explained on this page?

Gregory

--82.12.226.163 04:04, 2 May 2006 (UTC)