Talk:Soviet frigate Zadornyy

What makes Holm a reliable source?
The Holm source appears to be an enthusiast blog. I'm not seeing evidence that it is reliable. -Indy beetle (talk) 19:34, 7 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I contacted Michael Holm and he uses Russian language sources, particularly Yuri Apalkov's series of books. simongraham (talk) 11:02, 27 September 2020 (UTC)

Incorrect translation
This was previously raised in connection with this article's DYK nomination: the translation of "задорный" as "provocative" is a huge stretch that doesn't match the widespread meaning of the word in Russian, where it typically bears the meaning of "impassioned/perky", i.e. one filled with "zador" – "fervour/pep/zeal". The current translation cited in the article is sourced from a book written by a non-Russian speaking author who understandably couldn't have possibly verified the accuracy of translations for every ship name in a great number of languages. But, alas, WP:VNT prevails. However, is there anything that can possibly be done to rectify this error? Vadim Galimov (talk) 12:27, 13 May 2021 (UTC)