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ArchivesRe: Russian diminutives in the Western world
in reply to a message by overtheclouds
A lot of this was because of works by Russian authors that became popular in the West. For instance, in terms of Sonya or Sonia:
In Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Sonya is the kind and moral orphaned cousin of the Rostov family.
In Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Sonya is the main woman character. Forced into prostitution to support her drunken father, Sonya is nevertheless loving, devout, and understanding. Her love for the murder Raskolnikov partially redeems him.
These two novels are very well-known throughout the Western world.
In Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Sonya is the kind and moral orphaned cousin of the Rostov family.
In Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment, Sonya is the main woman character. Forced into prostitution to support her drunken father, Sonya is nevertheless loving, devout, and understanding. Her love for the murder Raskolnikov partially redeems him.
These two novels are very well-known throughout the Western world.
This message was edited 2/26/2013, 7:59 AM
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Thanks for your reply. So it mostly stems from Russian novels.
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