Russia Seven - Transcription
I was born in Odessa, Ukrainia* USSR in right after second war in January thirtieth of 1946. Like all kids back in Russia, or back in USSR, we went to school in first grade, and from second grade, we additionally took Russian Language, what is main language in the country in any republic. We started learn Ukrainian language what is second language, but national language for this republic where I live, and the difference in Odessa, Ukrainia, even this is part of Ukrainia, 99.9% of population of Odessa never speaks Ukrainian language in my time. Right now, that the main language in Ukraine country and everybody suppose to that's number one language. But back in my time, main language is Russian language."
The correct pronunciation and spelling is Ukraine. Vitaly has learned to pronounce this as Ukrainia, adding a 'phonetic j with a schwa' to the ending of the word.
Transcribed by David Kobzantsev