The Adolescent

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Russian names are composed of first name, patronymic (from the father’s first name), and family name. Formal address requires the use of first name and patronymic; diminutives (Arkasha, Lizochka, Sonya) are commonly used among family and intimate friends. The following is a list of the principal characters in The Adolescent, with diminutives and epithets. In Russian pronunciation, the stressed vowel is always long and unstressed vowels are very short.

Dolgorúky, Arkády Makárovich (Arkásha, Arkáshenka, Arkáshka): the adolescent, “author” of the novel.

———, Makár Ivánovich: his legal father.

———, Sófya Andréevna (Sónya, Sophie): his mother.

———, Lizavéta Makárovna (Líza, Lízochka, Lizók): his sister.

Versílov, Andréi Petróvich: natural father of Arkady and Liza.

———, Ánna Andréevna: Versilov’s daughter by his first marriage.

———, Andréi Andréevich: the kammerjunker, Versilov’s son by his first marriage.

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