As language evolved, these letters didn’t just fit into the alphabet—they went through incredible transformations that defined their current form. ... Y in the Latin Alphabet’s Journey.

Between 1929 and 1939, the Latin alphabet was introduced as part of an experiment, but the imposition of Cyrillic in most republics proved to be better for Moscow in the long term.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan adopted a new alphabet Wednesday, switching from Cyrillic to Latin letters, with the president saying he hoped this third switch in 75 years would be the last on… ...