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Offline Svietik.Coral

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russian names
« on: February 03, 2015, 01:16:56 AM »
As you celebrate ALEXANDER's birth.

I thought this information from english language news about russian names was interesting.

Pre-Revolutionary Names Making a Comeback in Russia


http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/pre-revolutionary-names-making-a-comeback-in-russia/514916.html

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Re: russian names
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2015, 04:46:22 AM »
Nothing wrong with Ninel, Traktor or Electrificatsiya!

This is my favourite, pity the poor commie kids that got lumbered with this:

Loriyerik: Lenin, Oktyabr'skaya revolyusiya, industrializasiya, yelektrifikasiya, radiofikasiya i kommunizm (Lenin, October Revolution, industrialisation, electrification, radiofication and communism)
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Re: russian names
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2015, 03:40:40 PM »
Quote from: Ste on February 03, 2015, 04:46:22 AM
Nothing wrong with Ninel, Traktor or Electrificatsiya!

This is my favourite, pity the poor commie kids that got lumbered with this:

Loriyerik: Lenin, Oktyabr'skaya revolyusiya, industrializasiya, yelektrifikasiya, radiofikasiya i kommunizm (Lenin, October Revolution, industrialisation, electrification, radiofication and communism)
Is that what they named their kids or something they ate?  :chuckle:
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