The current naming policy for less-known placenames (those with no name in English) is to use the spelling in the language of the country where the place is located. Now there's a problem with unrecognized countries: i.e. countries which declared their independence, but which are not recognized internationally. I have an example in Transnistria: The town of Malaiesti (population ~5000) is officially in Moldova, but practically, it is under Transnistrian control. Which spelling should be used for its article name? The Romanian/Moldovan spelling (Malaiesti) or the Russian speling (Malayeshty)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayeshty