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HelpI really found one...
I was reading list of award nominees for person of year in Mykolayiv, and one nominee I found had the name Stalina...
Stalina.
STALINA.
Stalina Vasylivna Lahoshnyak.
https://mkrada.gov.ua/content/lyudina-roku-2017.html#:~:text=%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0
Stalina.
STALINA.
Stalina Vasylivna Lahoshnyak.
https://mkrada.gov.ua/content/lyudina-roku-2017.html#:~:text=%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0
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I like its sound and its meaning. It also reminds me of stars (like Astrela), but one can't think of something else rather than the Soviet dictator. :/
And it is worse because it is intended to be like Stalin...
Astrela is much more acceptable Soviet name. I would very very much rather be called Astrela than Stalina.
Astrela is much more acceptable Soviet name. I would very very much rather be called Astrela than Stalina.
It wouldn’t be so bad, except for the fact that Stalin is in it.
I also have heard it before, but never met someone called Stalina. However, I do know someone who is called Vladlen. He had older sister called Krasarma. I went to school with him in my old city... parents were friends of mine, who also were Stalinists, but at least I did not get Soviet name.
At least it's marginally better than Adolfa. If you can psychologically remove the Stalin Association it kind of looks like one of the "star" name variants.
If my name was Stalina and I didn’t want to be associated with Stalin I’d probably change it to Stellina or something.
You can not remove Stalin association in Eastern Europe, especially when name actually is from Stalin not just sound alike.
That's why I said "if you could"
Yep, people do weird things when they worship dictators. Do not put trust in princes!
Astonishing! Is there any way of knowing how old she is/when she was born?
https://uk.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BA_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0
1939
Died in 2022 (she was nominee 2017). Died in January so she did not experience worse part of war :)
1939
Died in 2022 (she was nominee 2017). Died in January so she did not experience worse part of war :)
No, indeed, but her parents - who named her in the first place - were either strong supporters or trying to appear as if they were. And they must have been familiar with all things Stalin: OK, he was a good wartime leader, but I would not have wanted to be one of his citizens.
"Or trying to appear as if they were". Glad you remembered to add that. Unfortunately, people can and do what they feel they must do to survive in Wartime. Sometimes that has included naming practices. Not all of the children named after dictators were because their parents were worshipping supporters.
Either way, she lived in Ukraine for long time so I feel bad. Being called Stalina in Russia is not good but being called Stalina in Ukraine is even worse, in Ukraine everybody hates Stalin because he starved us.
That’s unfortunate.