2016-17 State of Russian Ladies skating
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Zhenya is a diminutive form of Evgenia. Russians love using diminutive forms of their names. Just like Katie is diminutive form of Catherine in English. How do you get it? Well you should ask some competent linguist or even ethnologist to give you thorough explanation.
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Not a stupid question at all.
Diminutive. "William -> Bill" kinda thing.
Evgenia is a Ancient Greece name. It literally translates from Greek as "nobel" or "good genes". American analogue is Eugene or Eugenia.
Evgenia -> EvGenia -> Genia -> Zhenia -> Zhenya (btw, genia is "genius" in Russian)
Or male name: Evgeniy (Eugene) -> Geniy -> Zhenya.
So everyone can call Plushenko as Zhenya too.
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Zhenya is a diminutive form of Evgenia. Russians love using diminutive forms of their names. Just like Katie is diminutive form of Catherine. How do you get it? Well you should ask some competent linguist or even ethnologist to give you thorough explanation.
It's like Sasha Abt. How do you get Sasha from Alexander?
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Thank you!!!
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Ok.
Masculine form of name Alexander -> in Russian transcription Aleksandr -> Ksander (as British Xander or Zander) -> Sander -> Sasha (like tender diminutive, because it's sounds much softer than Aleksandr or Alex or Xander). There also other diminutive forms like Sanya, Sashunya or Shura. It's all about the way it sounds, because it pronounced way softer than official "long" name Alexander.
Feminine form: Alexandra or Aleksandra. Diminutives are: Aleksa, Asya, Shura, Sasha, Sandra (like a singer).
Also an Ancient Greek name. Meaning: "defender of men (humans)"
Russians have also "Alexei/Aleksey" which translates from Greek as just "defender". Diminutive would be Leksa, Lesha, Alyosha etc.
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Alexz, you're my hero!
No problem. It's actually a fun stuff to find out where our names comes from.
How do you get Bob from Robert?
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How do you get Bob from Robert?
Simple: Robert -> Rob -> Bob.
Or: Robert -> Bobert -> Bob.
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How do you get Bob from Robert?
By Winking....
That's how I got the last Bob I dated. Okaaay 
What "R" has to do with "B"?
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OK, quiz - match (no google!) the paternal surnames with skaters names:
1. (Vyatcheslav)ovna
2. (Arman)ovna
3. (Alexey)evna
4. (Igor)evna
5. (Dmitriy)evna
6. (Sergey)evna
a) Adelina Sotnikova
b) Liza Tuktamysheva
c) Julia Lipnitskaya
d) Evgenia Medvedeva
e) Anna Pogorilaya
f) Elena Radionova
If you managed to get 4 right, you may watch your prize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km5Yx1e6Li8
1. (Vyatcheslav)ovna
2. (Arman)ovna
3. (Alexey)evna
4. (Igor)evna
5. (Dmitriy)evna
6. (Sergey)evna
a) Adelina Sotnikova
b) Liza Tuktamysheva
c) Julia Lipnitskaya
d) Evgenia Medvedeva
e) Anna Pogorilaya
f) Elena Radionova
If you managed to get 4 right, you may watch your prize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km5Yx1e6Li8
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1. Anna Pogorilaya
2. Julia Lipnitskaya
3. Liza Tuktamysheva
4. Evgenia Medvedeva
5. Adelina Sotnikova
6. Elena Radionova
....yeah I thought i could process of elimination it.. but it was mostly guesses.
2. Julia Lipnitskaya
3. Liza Tuktamysheva
4. Evgenia Medvedeva
5. Adelina Sotnikova
6. Elena Radionova
....yeah I thought i could process of elimination it.. but it was mostly guesses.
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There is only one Julia Vyatcheslavovna Lipnitskaya. That's all I know but I wayched the video anyway 
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OK, quiz - match (no google!) the paternal surnames with skaters names:
1. (Vyatcheslav)ovna
2. (Arman)ovna
3. (Alexey)evna
4. (Igor)evna
5. (Dmitriy)evna
6. (Sergey)evna
a) Adelina Sotnikova
b) Liza Tuktamysheva
c) Julia Lipnitskaya
d) Evgenia Medvedeva
e) Anna Pogorilaya
f) Elena Radionova
If you managed to get 4 right, you may watch your prize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km5Yx1e6Li8
Vyacheslavovna-Yulia Lipnitskaya
Igorevna-Elena Radionova
Armanova-Evgenia Medvedeva
Alexeyevna-Anna Pogorilaya
Dmirtyevna-Adelina Sotnikova?
Sergeyevna-Elizaveta Tuktamysheva?
Probably didn't do too well.
:eeking:Vyacheslavovna-Yulia Lipnitskaya
Igorevna-Elena Radionova
Armanova-Evgenia Medvedeva
Alexeyevna-Anna Pogorilaya
Dmirtyevna-Adelina Sotnikova?
Sergeyevna-Elizaveta Tuktamysheva?
Probably didn't do too well.
6/6
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