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Help[Opinions] Re: 1960s-80s soviet russia (10 times the charm)
in reply to a message by ari.
By the way, how would you adress someone using Mr/Miss/Mrs/Ms? Eg: Miss Brown, is there a word for Miss in Russian or do you call them something else?
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The formal words for Mr and Ms are gospodin (господин) and gospozha (госпожа). However, in Soviet Russia, these forms were seen as antiquated. Both men and women were addressed as tovarishch (товарищ) surname. In English - comrade [surname].
Gospodin and gospozha have fallen out of use except for very formal correspondence. A polite form of address is still the first name and patronymic - so a boss, coworker, or neighbour would address your characters as Anna Sergeievna and so forth. Or comrade Orlova.
Gospodin and gospozha have fallen out of use except for very formal correspondence. A polite form of address is still the first name and patronymic - so a boss, coworker, or neighbour would address your characters as Anna Sergeievna and so forth. Or comrade Orlova.
This message was edited 9/24/2023, 2:45 PM
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