Some traditions of naming are probably existent in every country culture; in Russia, the long-established, rigid practise is very evident and thus, worth mentioning. Any child receives two first names, of which the second is always directly related to the child's father's first. In the case of a girl, whose father was called Alexandre, the second first name would thus be Alexandrovna; the stem of the name is hereby carried through generations simply changing its suffix. ... As seen in the play, great importance is attached to the accuracy of the names: Telyeghin, does not mind being...

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