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Subject: Re: Ilyich
Author: Kate   (Authenticated as Kate)
Date: December 1, 2007 at 12:36:00 PM
Reply to: Ilyich by Me
Russians don't have middle names, they have patronymics. Tchaikovsky's father was named Ilya, so his patronymic is Ilyich (son of Ilya).

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