[ethelward]

> but during the Soviet Union, authorities decided that some letters had to be purged because they were naughty

Just for reference, the grammatical reform had been designed during the tsarist times, started by the ephemeral Provisional Government, and only finished by the Soviets.

[potatoyogurt]

Thanks for clarifying! I was 90% just joking, but I wasn't actually aware that it had such a long history.

[ethelward]

You're welcome! I found it interesting enough that this reform survives three widely different governments to mention it.