A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one’s man, grandman (i.e., an avonymic), or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one’s mother or a …

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one’s man, grandman (i.e., an avonymic), or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one’s mother or a …

A Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, Geroy nashego vremeni) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841.

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one’s man, grandman (i.e., an avonymic), or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one’s mother or a …

A Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, Geroy nashego vremeni) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841.

Some years ago, when this blog was a new venture, I started an annotated reading list of Russian and Soviet labour camp narratives. My aim initially was to expand it over time, but as one so often finds, there never is time, and it has lain neglected for several years now, despite fairly regular comments and emails from readers suggesting some

Some years ago, when this blog was a new venture, I started an annotated reading list of Russian and Soviet labour camp narratives. My aim initially was to expand it over time, but as one so often finds, there never is time, and it has lain neglected for several years now, despite fairly regular comments and emails from readers suggesting some

Some years ago, when this blog was a new venture, I started an annotated reading list of Russian and Soviet labour camp narratives. My aim initially was to expand it over time, but as one so often finds, there never is time, and it has lain neglected for several years now, despite fairly regular comments and emails from readers suggesting some

A Hero of Our Time (Russian: Герой нашего времени, Geroy nashego vremeni) is a novel by Mikhail Lermontov, written in 1839, published in 1840, and revised in 1841.

A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one’s man, grandman (i.e., an avonymic), or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one’s mother or a …