1. Russian Language
By: Alexis Adornetto

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Introduction
All around Russian
Difficult to comprehend
Benefit your understanding
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Alphabet
33 letters
Transliterated with Latin alphabet
Cyrillic alphabet
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4. Name Customs Formal Patronymic Informal First, Patronymic, Last
Father’s first name + suffix
Informal
Younger people
No patronymic
Diminutive name (Mikhail --- Misha)
Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov
Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov
Son of…
Daughter of…
-ovich or -evich
-ovna or -evna

5. Telling Names Name of Character Root Word Meaning Svidrigailov
(None) Historic criminal
Negative character
Razumikhin
Razum
Rationality, mind, intelligence
Zametov
Zametit
To notice, realize
Luzhin
Luzha
Puddle
Marmeladov
Marmelad
Marmalade, jam
Raskolnikov
Raskol
Schism or split

6. Telling Names, Telling Quotes
Raskolnikov
“what can I tell you? I have known Rodion for a year and a half: sullen, gloomy, arrogant, proud; recently (and maybe much earlier) insecure and hypochondriac.  Magnamious and kind.  Doesn’t like voicing his feelings, and would rather do something cruel than speak his heart out in words.  At times, however, he’s not hypochondriac at all, but just inhumanely cold and callous, as if there really were two opposite characters in him, changing places with each other” (Dostoevsky 215).
Svidrigailov
“I only used the whip twice” (284).
“What if I am fifty and she is not sixteen?” (482).
“ For you (Dounia) could not complain afterwards” (497).

7. Conclusion Understand Dostoevsky’s literature hints
Russian name customs
Pronunciation
General understanding
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8. Works Cited
Dostoevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. New York City: Barnes and Noble,       2011. Print.
Henry. Interview by Alexis Adornetto. 20 Jan  
Herman, David. "Russian Naming Conventions." Russian Naming Conventions N.p., n.d.
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Nielsen, Wendy C. “Crime and Punishment.” Oct ENLT 376: Modern European Novel Home Page. < Accessed 27 Jan
"Russian Alphabet." Russian for Everyone. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan         <       Alphabet.htm>.
Skvorets. Russian Alphabet. Wikipedia. N.p., Sept Web. 28 Jan        < /wikipedia/commons/2/24/Russian_       alphabet.ogg>.