> there were many indigenous Russian names before the Christening.
Yes. And now many people, insulted by Christian revanchism, turn to original Russian names. I have a great book about this names, that were common in our land before Greek/Jewish influence.
> but kept in surnames.
Surname means family name? Yes, people always try to save what they have. And family lives longer, than individual.
> Some names have been revived after the communist revolution
Revolution gave many new names, and few survived. The most known are Владлен (Vladlen, male, Vladimir Lenin) and Гертруда (Gertruda, female, Hero of Labor).
May be its time to make new family names, to keep atheist tradition in centuries.
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Yes. And now many people, insulted by Christian revanchism, turn to original Russian names. I have a great book about this names, that were common in our land before Greek/Jewish influence.
> but kept in surnames.
Surname means family name? Yes, people always try to save what they have. And family lives longer, than individual.
> Some names have been revived after the communist revolution
Revolution gave many new names, and few survived. The most known are Владлен (Vladlen, male, Vladimir Lenin) and Гертруда (Gertruda, female, Hero of Labor).
May be its time to make new family names, to keep atheist tradition in centuries.