THE NAMES OF THE CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK
Alexéy (Al-yósha) Dmítrich Nezhdánov
Síla Samsónitch Páklin.
Borís André-itch Sip-yágin.
Sem-yón Petróvitch Kallom-yétsev.
Valentína Mihálovna.
Mariánna Viként-yevna Sinétsky.
Ánna Zahárovna.
Sergéi Mihálitch Markélov.
Vassíly Fedótitch Solómin
Mashúrina.
Ostrodúmov.
Golúshkin.
Vladímir Sílin.
Tat-yána Ósipovna.
Pável Yegóritch.
Fímushka.
Fómushka.
Snandúliya (Snapótchka).
In transcribing the Russian names into English ─
a has the sound of a in father.
e has the sound of a in pane.
i has the sound of ee.
u has the sound of oo.
y is always consonantal except when it is the last letter of the word
g is always hard.