SLAVIC 210 Lecture 2: Understanding Russian Names
16 Mar 2018
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Patronimics (a name formed from your fathers name) - respectful way of addressing someone = first name + patronimic (ex. Brothers with the same father have the same patronimic. A more formal way to address someone is by using the last name (ex. Narrator of the novel is a fictional character. Narrators of dostoevsky often express incompetence (dostoevsky would never express this) Shares the prejudices of thinking people of his day. Has dmitri (oldest - 27) with first wife. Has ivan (middle - 23) and alexey (youngest - 20) with second wife. All 3 brothers have returned to the town to unknowingly enact a timeless moral story.
