#ilya petrovich

[welldonekhushi]

Finally created this fun little video over the novel "Crime and Punishment"! (＾▽＾)

Starring with Raskolnikov, with the people that haunt him to dear life throughout the story. The vine reminded me of him so badly and I had to do it, hahaha! Hope you like it!

[little-red-fool]

I’m obsessed with this scene of Rodya fainting.

[kaurwreck]

Maybe Ilya Petrovich was the punishment in Crime and Punishment all along.

[crowwithinternetaccess]

Crime and Punishment Warrior Cats AU

Okay, so for organizational purposes, I'm going to make a list of characters I'm going to keep in the AU, then a list of characters I'm not keeping and why. Obviously, when translating this story into the warrior cats universe, there are going to be things that just don't fit. (btw ✅ means I've finished their ref sheet and successfully turned them into a kitty cat.)

Raskolinikov ✅

Pulkheria Alexandrovna ✅

Avdotya Romanovna (despite her and her mother living in a different place than Raskolnikov, I'm going to omit that from this AU, since they end up coming to St. Petersburg anyways, and warrior cats characters basically stay in the same place for their whole lives.) ✅

Razumikhin ✅

Alena Ivanovna (Moneylenders don't exist in warriors so I'll need to figure out a different reason for why Raskolnikov would have been doing business with her and for why Porfiry Petrovich originally began to suspect Raskolnikov.)

Lizaveta Ivanovna

Marmeladov (I think I'm gonna make it so he ran away from the clan, like how Marmeladov in the book ran away from his family?)

Katerina Ivanovna

Sofya Semenovna ✅

Polya, Lenya, and Kolya (they will be kits and the same age. No way a cat had three separate single babies loll)

Svidrigaylov (He will be from another Clan. I need to figure out how and why he would come to the clan Raskolnikov lives in, and how Dunya could have gone to live with him. Maybe by bending the Warrior Code in my universe to make it more common for cats to move clans like how people irl can move cities...? Idk yet)

Marfa Petrovna

Peter Petrovich (same deal with Svidrigaylov; he will be from a different clan)

Lebezyatnikov (tbh he only stays because he was important for one scene LMAO)

Zosimov (He will be the medicine cat, obviously :3)

Porfiry Petrovich (He will be the clan deputy; I want him to hold some power in the clan, but not enough that he'd be able to exile Raskolnikov without having to prove he was the murderer. I still dk who the clan leader will be...)

Nikolay and Dmitri (will just be regular warriors that just so happened to see Raskolnikov at the crime scene.)

The rest of the characters I add will just be NPCs to fill out the clan. Maybe I'll base some of their personalities on the characters I left out. The left out characters are:

Raskolnikov's landlady (whose name I wouldn't even remember if it weren't listed at the end of the book) and Nastasya. As much as I liked Nastasya, there's no real reason to keep the landlady character in the AU at all, since landladies don't exist in Warriors. Like I said above, I may keep Nastasya as a background character, maybe just some concerned cat who comes to check in on Raskolnikov from time to time. Though I can't really think of a reason for why she would do that unless it were her job.

Natalia Egorevna. The only purpose she served in the book was that Raskolnikov was going to marry her in exchange for living in Zarnitsyna's apartment or whatever it's called. Dostoevsky had his reasons for including this, I'm sure, but I don't see it as all that important and it just doesn't make sense for Warriors. RIP.

Amalia Ivanovna. Another landlady. Again, I might keep her as a background character, but the only role she'd fill is stirring up trouble at Marmeladov's vigil and pissing off Katerina Ivanovna so bad she loses it.

Kapernaumov. He literally doesn't even speak once in the book. Does anyone care that I'm not including him?

Zametov, Nikodim Fomich, and Ilya Petrovich. They can all be condensed into one character, which is Porfiry. All the police station scenes can be changed so that it was Porfiry he was talking to instead. They serve their purpose in the book so that Porfiry would be suspicious of Raskolnikov without them having to meet face-to-face yet, but I can change things around to fix that. Maybe Raskolnikov goes to see the leader instead, and the leader wouldn't be suspicious but Porfiry is. Or I can just say the part where Raskolnikov meets him for the first time in the book isn't the first time in the AU, because why would Raskolnikov not know the clan deputy, at least as acquaintances?

OK rambling over! If no one reads this but me, that's fine, as I'm mainly keeping this so that I know who to make ref sheets for. Esp since I'm going to have to return my copy of Crime and Punishment to the library soon LOL. If anyone has suggestions for names or ways I can change characters and events to fit better into the Warriors universe, please tell me! :D

[ay-chuu]

Hello! I hope you are doing well and you are looking after yourself as much as you can.

I was wondering if I could do the match/ship event, if you can ofc, you don't have to and hopefully you won't pressure yourself to doing it either, if you don't have the time/energy to do it then that's perfectly understandable and you don't have to do it.

So my name is Azrael or you can call me Az.

I have blond, curly hair about medium length, I have blue-grey eyes which sometimes look green depending on the light setting (aperantly, I don't see how they look green), I'm white, Eastern European to be exact, I wear a lot of black and grey because I like the colours.

I'm an aquarius, intp. I also have asd (autism spectrum disorder), dyslexia and sometimes I have troubles with my mental health.

My three favourite hobbies are drawing, cooking/baking and crocheting although I also enjoy reading and writing.

The three things I hate the most are the sound of people eating, when people see me as less than I am (for instance thinking I don't know anything or treating me as a child etc.) And when people actively damage the earth/other peoples' mental/physical/social health / animals etc.

Favourite game: chess, checkers

Favourite movie: Perfect blue, The graduate, Pianist, the land.

Favourite music genre: soft rock, hip hop, classical, jazz, Polish rock, what ever Kilar has going on, Indie, Opera and many more.

Favourite musical artist: Kilar, Will Wood, Tom Lehrer, Engelbert Hamperdinck, Chopin, John lenon, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Kult, Republika, Perfect, Mozart, Phil Collins, Foreigner, Arthur Andrus, Dmitri Shostakovich and, again, many more.

Favourite artist: Carl Vihelm Holsøe, Claude Monet, Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Fyodor Vasilyev, Nikolai Galakhov, Vasily Vereshscagin, Isaak Levitan, Yu Feian, Hu Yefo, Jakub Schikaneder, Luigi Loir, Ilya Repin, Edouard Leon Cortes, Abbott Fuller Graves, Eugene Petit, Abraham Pether, Albert Bierstadt, Margaretha Roosenbom, Salvator Rosa, Yu Zhizhen, Shen Zhou, Dong Yuan, Ni Zan, Li Cheng

And the fandom: bsd

Take care of yourself and don't forget to hydrate, have a nice day.

Hello honey, thank you so much for your wishes for myself, your understanding and your so kindly stating it! ( ◡́.◡̀)(^◡^ )

I match you with... (っ＾▿＾)💨

KUNIKIDA DOPPO!

VIRGO AND AQUARIUS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SENSITIVE COUPLES CHANGE MY MIND. Ahem, I think Kunikida would fall in love with you after playing a round of chess with you LOL! Because he's very attracted to intelligence and you have a pretty attractive one (; The beginning of your relationship was a bit awkward because you both found it awkward to be comfortable with someone else, but things definitely got sweeter as time went by. INTP and ISTJ are a pretty harmonious couple, they're really diplomatic. By the way he's so in love with your eyes <3 -like me-

I definitely see Kunikida as someone who donates to people with disabilities or health problems and tries to help, even if he's emotionally naive. (": That's why he's pretty good with your health problems, always supports you, and if you ever feel bad or depressed about any trait you have, he will always be there to remind and support how wonderful you are by your side. He's the perfect husband material.

You love that his feelings are extremely pure and sincere. He never sees you down on himself/anyone alse, on the contrary, he always makes you feel like best creature even if it is wrong. He loves that you are quiet and intelligent, but also compassionate and understanding. You look like an old married couple to a lot of people LMAO IKSDFLADHLLFSDKH Ahh he's so goofy, I love him <3

All in all, he's pretty happy with you! Here are some of the memories I dream of for you: Helping children together who are having difficulties, chess tournaments that are played sometimes until the morning and always involve giggling, dinner prepared while listening to a playlist that goes from soft rock to hard rock, and finally, the afternoon's you do business side by side with your non-dominant hands clasping each other. <3

Hope you'll like it! <3

[deva-iki-deva]

TAVUS-IKI

As a duopedite, Tavus would resemble Burak Deniz's face structure (specifically the eyes and smile) with Sendhil Ramamurthy's skin tone.

(Left: Burak Deniz, Right: Sendhil Ramamurthy)

Tavus would be roughly 5'7" and would dress extravagantly. Consider the ways that Howl from Howl's Moving Castle dresses. Also, consider robes similar to those of the Roman Emperors, or like the lavish and colorful dressings of Ottoman rulers. When broody, Tavus will wear looser clothing.

(Right: Howl from Howl's Moving Castle, Left: Nero at Baiae by Jan Styka).

Older-looking Tavus is more disheveled and prefers a beard. Typically, this is Tavus when iki wants to be left alone, but iki might entertain this form if Tavus thinks it will help in pleasure-seeking.

(Left: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky by Ilya Repin, Center and Right: Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV), portrait by Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov)

[mewtonian-physics]

Hello! You like Raikov! I was wondering if you understood patronymes? I don’t!

I keep trying to google search something like “what if I identify as a sibling of someone than as someone’s child? How to make a name that says ‘brother of- or sister of-‘“

I’m not really asking if you know how to do the sibling thing, as I do understand that patronymes are a cultural thing. I’m just wondering if you understand them in general?

the interesting thing to me about patronymics is how common they actually are! when it comes to popular view (at least in the united states) it seems like they're mostly thought of in terms of russian names, but in actuality, although usage of them is dying out over time, they've been in use for a very, very long time (i mean, look at the name 'johnson'!). if you're interested in other cultures that still use them, i advise you look into the icelandic naming system. it's interesting stuff.

but i'm also aware that you were probably asking specifically about russian patronymics. russian naming conventions are kinda complicated in general (although i'm sure they make perfect sense to people who have lived with them all their lives, of course), so take this with a grain of salt since i'm far from being a linguistic expert... and don't even get me started on the various first names an individual can have according to varying degrees of politeness and formality. (note: from what i know, it's considered polite to address people by their given name followed by patronymic.)

so there's two kinds of russian patronymics, one kind for sons and one kind for daughters. for sons, common suffixes are -ovich, -evich, or simply -ich, while for daughters, frequently-used suffixes are -yevna or -ovna. (i've also heard -ichna, but it doesn't seem to be particularly common--i'm only learning though, so don't take my word for it!)

i'll use some famous historical figures as examples. pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, for one. his father's name was ilya petrovich tchaikovsky, hence--ilyich. and if you go up another generation you'll get pyotr fedorovich tchaikovsky, revealing the source for petrovich. (his father's name was fyodor!)

and speaking of the name fyodor, let's look at fyodor mikhailovich dostoevsky. as you can guess, his father's name was mikhail. specifically, mikhail andreyevich dostoevsky. (we can thus assume that his father's name was something along the lines of andrey or andrei.) now his mother's name was maria fyodorovna dostoevskaya (originally nechayeva), so we can tell that her father's name was also fyodor.

in the case of famous women, we can look at anna pavlovna filosofova (nee diaghileva), whose father was named pavel diaghilev, or valentina vladimirovna tereshkova, whose father was, of course, named vladimir tereshkov. her mother was named elena fyodorovna tereshkova, and we can guess that her father was... another fyodor! (seems to be a very popular name.)

i'm hoping that helped at least a little bit. as i said, i'm still learning myself, so i might have made some mistakes, but i have been doing a lot of research into this topic lately and so i'm hoping i was able to put what i learned to good use!

and yeah, i don't think there's a system in place for... i guess it'd be called a fratronymic name. like i could be wrong but i've never come across anything about it. you'd have to ask someone who actually speaks the applicable language.

[la-sangradura]

ABOUT ILYA || Trust is nothing but a knife across your throat.

CHARACTER BASICS

FULL NAME: Ilya Petrovich Lysytsya, aka Elijah “Eli” Peter Fox

AGE: Thirty

GENDER & PRONOUNS: Cis Man, He/Him

FACE CLAIM: Mike Faist

EYE COLOR: Brown

HAIR COLOR: Brown

HEIGHT: 6′1″

DATE OF BIRTH: September 27th, 1992

ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

SEXUALITY: N/A

LEVEL OF EDUCATION: Bachelor of Dance

OCCUPATION: Bartender at Vicky’s

CRIME ROLE & AFFILIATION: Posnacheni for the Foxes

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION: Eastern Orthodox

HOMETOWN: Las Vegas, Nevada

PLACE OF BIRTH: Lysychans'k, Ukraine 

CHARACTER HISTORY 

Ilya was born in Ukraine as all his siblings were, but his home was always the brightest city surrounded by bare necessity. He was given the same strike of motivation and threat, but he knew it was a script when it came to him. Ilya was the spare, and his success was measured by no more than the family’s limit of expectation. It also meant they were free to experiment with how he would be raised especially since his brothers took after their parents passed. Their rule had been the only muddy memory he had until the night of the take over. Ollie Fox and Boris Fox had trained their brother with a sense of envy against his youth and how he was spared their father’s hand, but they had revealed their flaws. Ilya had sought of the grace they lacked when he flocked to his sister and aunts in their absence, learning the power of a light step that his brothers lacked. Discretion became Ilya’s power, and he built a bridge between chaos and order. He trained in Nevada for dance, and Ukraine to use that poise to take it away from others. For quite some time, Ilya had been one of the few men trained in ballet for the sake of the kill.

Ilya still faced trial with the weight of his own name. His brothers looked at him to carry a legacy even in the lower ranks, and he was strung up on the expectation of taking risk but never aching for them. Many described Ilya as a contrast to his brothers, but those who managed to get close noted that he was the most like Ollie than the rest. He had simply built a cage for the untamed fox similar to his brother that raged inside him.

PRESENT DAY

At some point, everyone looks back in order to learn from their mistakes, but Ilya Lysytsya is forced to looked forward. When the Foxes attacked their leaders, the last of their corrupted line was taken in the night and abandoned just where all rejected prospects buried their own bones. For two years, he was an unmarked prayer at the stripped dinner table of the Lysytsyas that clung to no more than the memory of ruling.

The youngest fox hid in the most vulnerable of places, burrowing himself in the caves he could find and clinging to the survival that was nothing more than an instinct ground into his bones by his family. He’d suffered significant injuries, but Ilya’s head had been stripped of the reasoning for his motivations. The chance to use his voice, determined by his the Lysytsya blood that ran along his body in blue ribbons under his skin, had lost its charm as aphasia and amnesia nestled into the cracks of his ailments. Ilya survived solely because his body told him to, and he endured solely because it was the only definite concept he knew. For two years, he ventured close to the city that beckoned his return only to turn away and run back to the silence of the desert.

He’d eventually find his way home through a muscle memory and an ache to find what sense of familiarity pushed him away from sand and stone. Curiosity brought him back to his sister’s door, but Ilya’s survival has only become more complex. As the youngest Lysytsya, his claim was no stronger than the other Foxes because of how many brothers and sisters stood between. He was no more than an embellishment on their family tree to show just how long their rule could last if tragedy struck, but no one ever believed Ilya would ever do more than sit like an heirloom on a shelf. He was trained like the rest, but their responsibility was never instilled in him the say way. Though, that may be what spared him of the ignorance that his brother’s wore a top the crown their family crafted for themselves.

Standing as one of the last living Lysytsyas and the former rulers of the Foxes, Ilya faces more threats than he can imagine. He wears a collar by his former allies but only time will tell if this submission is made in the ignorance of his current state of mind, or true understanding. What will come when Ilya looks back and remembers?

HEADCANONS [TW: MEDICAL CONTENT, KIDNAPPING, ASSAULT]

Ilya suffered significant brain damage upon the attack against the Foxes before they abandoned him in the desert after beating him. A combination of blows to his temporal lobes caused damage to his thalamus that resulted in retrograde amnesia. He had forgotten a magnitude of his memories, including the night of the attack as a whole. He also suffered damage to part of his temporal lobe, known as the Brocca’s area, responsible for the expression of language in writing and speaking. There was also a blow to his head that damaged his cerebral cortex and more specifically, Wernicke’s area, that affected the understanding of certain parts of speech.

Living with a mild form of both expressive and receptive aphasia. However, recovery is possible due to the damage. He’s simply not been able to work on his expression due to his time in the desert.

Ilya is the only male member of his family that was trained in dance, and trained in dance to kill. 

As a child, he became fascinated with the Vixens at Vicky’s and always wanted to go on stage. He spent a lot of time in the back room and during rehearsals. He often hung around before the opening of the bar in order to watch rehearsals. Often joking, but not really, he expressed a desire to come back to Nevada as a vixen if his dancing failed. He had a reputation for getting up on the stage after one too many. 

Ilya is much nicer than his family by comparison, but those who have gotten close to him have learned that he’s very similar to Ollie than anyone else which made him a threat. Despite Ilya’s refusal to be like his brother, and to be a better man, there was a part of him that came out that showed the Lysytsya line was cursed.

His Fox mark are two v’s behind his right ear.

WANTED CONNECTIONS

Childhood friends since he grew up primarily in Las Vegas

Enemies, whether they’re crime related (White Snakes, others aware of the Foxes affiliation through previous work or related to targets he had) or family related because with money comes bad attitudes (gimme some asena rich kid drama)

People he’s wronged, who know he’s no different than Ollie

New friends he’s come to trust for guidance

Regulars at Vicky’s 

Dance partners? who tf knows

Former assassin partners

Foxes who hate his family line, and Foxes who are in secret support of the Lysytsyas 

Foxes who were involved in the attack against his family and dumpin’ his ass in the desert 

Medical personnel dealing with his case

People feeding him misinformation

[very-grownup]

"All these touching details, my dear sir, are of no concern to us," Ilya Petrovich insolently cut in. "You must make a response and a commitment, and as for your happening to be in love, and all these other tragic points, we could not care less about them."

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky

[spirit-of-art]

Ilya Repin, Portrait of painter Alexey Petrovich Bogoliubov, 1882

[windsweptlassie]

Ilya for oc meme?

Full Name: Ilya “Elijah” Petrovich {Lastname Undetermined}Gender and Sexuality: man, questioning/gayPronouns: he/they (would go by he or they in a more modern context or during certain points in his character development)Ethnicity/Species: human, albeit with demonsBirthplace and Birthdate: Omsk, Siberia, approx. 1815Guilty Pleasures: spending time with his friends and going to the ocean :( he’s guilty about a lotPhobias: existential fear, storms, the ocean during storms, asphyxiation, demonic possessionWhat They Would Be Famous For: being mysterious, working as an exorcistWhat They Would Get Arrested For: accidentally killing someoneOC You Ship Them With: GabrielOC Most Likely To Murder Them: the demon (??) Favorite Movie/Book Genre: long form novels, interpretations of religious textsLeast Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: overwhelmingly happy endings, they confuse himTalents and/or Powers: persuasion, charisma, speech, exorcismWhy Someone Might Love Them: he’s incredibly passionate and wants to save others to the point of self-sacrificeWhy Someone Might Hate Them: see aboveHow They Change: realizing not everything is his fault I supposeWhy You Love Them: he’s trying his best!

[books0977]

Sunday Reading in a Rural School (1895). Nikolai Petrovich Bogdanov-Belsky (Russian, 1868-1945). Oil on canvas. The State Russian Museum.

The artist continued his art education after graduating from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in 1894 at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg in the studio of Ilya Repin. During the first two years at the Academy, Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky went to Paris to develop his artistic skills in the private studios of F. Colarossi and F. Cormon.

[historyloversstuff]

ROMANOV NAMES: Maria (part one)

Maria (rus.Мария) -  a given name from derived from the Hebrew Miryām, which means   “sea of sorrow “ or “wished for child”

Maria Miloslavskaya, the first spouse of Tsar Alexey, was the first woman from Romanov family to be called by name Maria at the same time. 

Tsaritsa Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya was born in 1625 as younger daughter of Russian boyar and diplomat,  Ilya Danilovich Miloslavsky. Passed over, in first bride selection in favour of  Euphemia Fedorovna Vsevolozhskaya, she was chosen by young Tsar Alexey few months later as his bride. It’s likely that behind Alexey’s choice stood Boris Morozov, an influental boyar and tutor to Tsar, who hoped to marry Maria’s sister and become his brother-in-law. Both couples were wedded on 16 January 1648 and new Tsaritsa conceived soon after that. Alexey and Maria produced 13 children in general, but 5 of them didn’t survived into adulthood. Maria fulfilled her duty in regard to religion and charity. She engaged herself in public dotations for poor and disabled children and benefited some monasteries. Unfortunately, her happy union with husband was ended by her death in childbirth on 1669. Her last child, weak Tsarevna Eudoxia didn’t outlived her mother and died only 1 day after birth. 

Tsarevna Maria Alexeyevna was born on 28 January 1660 as the eighth child of Alexey I and his first spouse, above-mentioned, Tsaritsa Maria Milovskaya. She was not involved in politics, but her sympathy for first wife of his half-brother, Eudoxia Lopukhina didn’t made her popular and significant at Peter I’s court. Maria also took care of Alexei Petrovich, Peter and Eudoxia’s firstborn son, after his mother had been put into a nunnery against her will.  When her nephew escaped from Peter’s tutelage, she helped him to maintain a contact with his mother. Some time later, she was accused of having prepared Alexei’s escape and taken in custody. Imprisoned and forgotten by all, Tsarevna died on 1723.

Tsaritsa Maria Fyodorovna was born 25 October 1759 as a daughter of Frederick Eugene II of Württemberg and his wife, Friederike  Brandenburg-Schwedt. She was christened with name of Sophie Marie Dorothea Auguste Luise. Her parents gave her an excellent education; Sophie Maria had good command over Latin, German, Italian and French. In 1773 she was among a group of German princesses chosen as possible brides for Pavel I, but she was denied by Catherine the Great, in the view of her young age. In 1776 she was proposed as future bride for widowed Pavel I. Catherine was delighted with ideal of union between Pavel and Sophia Maria, mainly because she shared name, place of birth and similiar education with her future daughter-in-law. Wedding took place on September 1777. Sophia Maria converted to Ortodoxy and was given a name ‘Maria Fyodorovna’. Tall, thoughtful and rather plump woman was quickly dominated by her mother-in-law, but her marriage turned out to be a harmonious one, despite Pavel’s diffucult character and distrust. Generally, marriage resulted in ten children, including two future Tsars - Alexander I and Nicholas I. Except for Alexander and Konstantin, all her children enjoyed happy childhood by side of Maria. Between 1795 and 1806, seven members of her large family died in quick succession. Overshawdowed and overlooked during Catherine the Great’s reign, she became an influental figure during her sons’ reign and exerted tremendous influence over his younger sons’ lives and ways and involved herself in politcs and charity. Outlived by her  assassinated husband and five of ten children, Maria was suffering humbly and passed away in 1828. 

Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was born on 16 February 1786 as the fifth child of Tsar Pavel I, and his second spouse, Maria Fyodorovna. Rather not renowned for her beauty, Maria developed a precocious talent as pianist; her features had been misshapen by smallpox. In 1804, her brother arranged her marriage with  Charles Frederick of  Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. They had four children, of which three survived childhood. Maria was not pleased with a low level of culture in  in the poor Grand-Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, so she became a patron of arts and maintained a long-lived relationship with Vasily Zhukovsky,  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Franz Liszt. On the advice of Maria, at Jena University, famous Literary Evenings were conducted. After death her husband, she withdrew from public life, what was contributed to her growing deafness. She died in 1784.

Tsaritsa Maria Alexandrovna was born on 8 August 1824 as the youngest daughter of Grand Duke Ludwig II of Hesse and his wife, Wilhelmine of Baden. Her legitimacy was conseted right from the very beginning due to her mother extramatrial relationship with  August von Senarclens de Grancy. In 1839, young Tsasarevich Alexander Nicholaevich was travelling around Europe, looking for a wife. In Darmstadt he became capitaved by young, shy and withdrawn Princess Wilhelmina Maximiliana of Hesse-Darmstadt. But Nicholas I and his wife, Alexandra Fyodorovna expressed their disapproval for their son’s choice, as they learnt about questioned paternity of Grand Duke. But when Alexander informed them that he was considering about possible union between himself and Queen Victoria, the ultimate choice fell on Hessian princess. She converted to Ortodoxy and took a name ‘Maria Alexandrovna’. First years of marriage was happy, however Alexander was probably the most promiscuous Tsar of Russia ever and had different extramaterial relationships. He sired over 7 children out of wedlock. Frequent pregancies made it impossible for her to keep up with  frivolous, rich Russian court, which literally adored her husband for his self-confidence and extraordinary charm. They started gradually to live apart. Maria was constantly ailling and suffered from weak lungs and therefore, she had to spent years abroad in order to treat herself. The birth of Pavel in 1860, left her with little strength and became clear that her health was in serious decline. It was advised by doctors that she was not supposed to share bed with Alexander any longer. Like many wives of unfaintful husbands, Maria sought for comfort in religion. By 1864 it was apparent that she had contracted consumption. She spent rest of her live in Sankt Petersburg mourning her first daughter, Alexandra and first-born son, Nixa who had passed away in 1864 of consumption. Maria was aware of his husband’s relationship with Ekaterina Dolgorukaya, which proved to more serious than his previous flings and resulted in 4 children. Maria died forgotten by all but her children on 1880. 

Grand Duchess Maria Mikhailovna was born on 9 March 1825 as the first of five daughters of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich and his spouse, Elena Pavlovna. Her father had always high hopes for her as the oldest daughter, though cherished and spoiled her greatly. Mikhail, who was eager to have son on his own, imposed upon her sense of duty and introduced her to the cavalry and infantry signals on the bugle and drum, but he also left Maria’s upbringing to his well-educated wife. Maria, who had been always suffering from weak health, died in her father’s arms in 1826.

Grand Duchess Maria Nicholaevna was born on 18 August 1819 as the second child of Tsar Nicholas I and his spouse, Alexandra Fyodorovna. Initially, her father was not thrilled at her birth as he had expected for a son, but quickly he became affectionate parent for her. She grew up into energic, out-spoken girl who lacked only sense of duty. From young years she showed interest in arts and was given a position of President of the Academy of Arts. In 1837 she fell in love with Maximilian, Duke of Leuchtenberg, who was grandson of late Empress Josephine, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, who had been defeated by Maria’s uncle, Alexander I. Maximilian was not considered as desireable partner for Grand Duchess, but talks were conducted and they were in 1838. They had seven children, who was granted with title of Dukes or Duchesses of Leuchtenburg and Princes or Princess Romanovsky/kaya. But years passed and couple started to live apart. In 1854 Maria made a second marriage to Count Grigori Stroganov which was kept in secret until death of Nicholas I. Her brother, Alexander II didn’t allow her to stay in Russia so she left her children behind, placing her own happiness over sense of duty. She died  of varicose veins in 1876. 

Tsaritsa Maria Fyodorovna was born as Maria Sophie Friederikke Dagmar, one of six children of  Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife, Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel on 26 November 1847. Alongside with her siblings, Dagmar lived an modest, quiet live in Copenhagen, because his father was only an unsignificant German-born prince from impovernished cadet line of family. But in 1852 her father was recognized as heir-presumptive to his childless uncle, Frederick VII, largely due to his wife rights for Danish throne as a niece of Frederick’s father. However, Christian’s new role change little in the live of Dagmar. Her family still resided in Yellow Palace, avoiding Danish court and court functions. Around 1864, Dagmar (or Minnie as she was generally known in her family circles) grew into a pretty, gentle young girl, who caught eye of Tsasarevich Nicholas, son of Alexander II, who was travelling across Europe. Nixa, as he was affectionally called, was handsome,  wise and well-read men with large knowlegde. They became smitten with each other. Minnie became engaged to Nicholas, but her happiness turned out to be short-lived. Nixa, who had always been thought to be of robust health, fell down with consumption and was never to recover. Whilst lying on his deathbed, he wished that his bride be married to his beloved brother, stout and narrow-minded Alexander, nicknamed Sasha. In spite of initial reluctance of Alexander to be married to Dagmar, they had a close and free of extramatrial affairs relationship until his death in 1894. Young wife, who had taken a name ‘Maria Fyodorovna’ was an exemplary spouse and representant of ‘golden youth’. She won Russian people over and became renowned for her leniency, charm and good influence that she exerted over her husband. The marriage resulted in 6 children of which, 5 survived into aduldhood, including future Nicholas II. Upon assassination of  his father-in-law, Alexander II, she became Tsaritsa, but lived isolated and sheltered in Gatchina due to fear of attempts of  assassination. When her son, not mastered in arts of rule, Nicholas II ascended on the throne, she played a significant role as his adviser and fall afoul of her daughter-in-law, Alexandra Fyodorovna, shy, withdrawn and religious princess from Hesse. Maria, despite all efforts to understand Alexandra, never managed to trust her and get along with her. In 1899, she was deeply affected by premature death of her beloved son, Georgy, who had been living alone in Georgia due to his uncurable tuberculosis. As Dowager Empress, Minnie get involved herself in charity and still kept her position and respect. After the October Revolution, she settled down in Denmark and refused to believe in death of her sons, Nicholas and Mikhail and Nicholas II’s family at the hands of Bolsheviks. She passed away surrounded by her only alive children, Xenia and Olga, on 1928. She outlived all her sons (Alexander, Georgy, Mikhail, Nicholas)

(i used picture of Sophia Alexeyevna for Miloslavskaya and picture of unknown lady for Maria Alexeyevna) 

[velichie]

PSA: on Russian names & their correct usage in roleplay.

As a Russian, I’m always happy to see more characters representing my own country/culture on my dash! However, I’ve noticed that Russian names can be VERY confusing to a foreign person. I believe that something like this shouldn’t discourage you guys from writing a character you want!  So I’ve decided come up with a detailed PSA on Russian names & their usage. PLEASE NOTE that this very post only covers the topic of typical names given to people of Russian ethnicity (for example, I wouldn’t recommend relying fully on this PSA when choosing a name for a Russian Jewish person, even though the structure is the same, the first names/patronyms/last names would vary! So please do perform some additional research.) As this happened to be a pretty lengthy thing, I’m putting it under cut.

A Russian full name always has the same structure: [Full first name] [ Patronym ] [ Last name ]. The prime example of full name’s usage is one’s passport. Other than that, depending on circumstances, one Russian would address another (provided they know their name, but aren’t close) by either full first name (by default, unless agreed otherwise, semi-formal, ex. Ekaterina, Sergey) or full first name + patronym (by default, unless agreed otherwise, formal, or when the individual they’re addressing is older/of a higher status, ex. their boss: Ekaterina Semyonovna, Sergey Dmitrievich). Addressing one by the last name only is generally considered rather rude, BUT it can be seen appropriate in certain situations (ex. teacher/professor addressing a student in a school/university) and sometimes in informal communication. Diminutives (ex. Maria -- Masha, Mashka, Mashen’ka; Ivan - Vanya, Van’ka, Vanechka) are used almost exclusively in informal communication, though the “neutral” diminutives/shortened names (Masha, Vanya) can be used in semi-formal settings, for example, if a person’s addressing someone significantly younger, or the one they address states that they’d like to be called by the shortened rather than the full name. The general advice would be to check the correct diminutives for each name used in Russia (Nastya instead of Anya (that’s a diminutive of the name Anna) for Anastasia etc.) NOTE: I’ve encountered people mistakenly using shortened forms in full Russian names, like “Tanya Petrovna Fyodorova” -- that’s never a case in Russia. The correct name, in that case, would be “Tatiana Petrovna Fyodorova”.

Last name =/= patronym. A name like “Vladimir Ivanov Petrov” wouldn’t exist. The correct one would be, “Vladimir Ivanovich Petrov” or “Vladimir Petrovich Ivanov”, which would be two DIFFERENT full Russian names. NOTE: The name like Vladimir Ivanovich Petrovich would only be correct for a Russian individual with certain roots (the Balkans or Belarus would be examples of one’s heritage). Though it would be EXTREMELY confusing for one, and personally I have never encountered anyone called like that (meaning, Balkan/Belarusian last names that sound exactly like Russian patronyms) where Russian names are concerned.

All Russian patronyms are either masculine or feminine, there are no gender-neutral patronyms, as they basically mean “son/daughter of [name]”. Examples of m patronyms: Ivanovich, Alexeyevich (Alexeevich), Ilyich (“son of Ivan, Alexey, Ilya” respectively). Their f forms: Ivanovna, Alexeyevna (Alexeevna), Ilyinichna. So basically typical endings -- -ovich/-evich/-ich (m) and -ovna/-evna/-ichna (f). The latter is used if the father’s first name ends with -a/-ya (Kuzma, Foma, Ilya).   

Russian last names vary GREATLY, from typical “Russian” ones you’ll encounter everywhere (m: Ivanov, Sobolev, Romanov, Dobrynin / f: Ivanova, Soboleva, Romanova, Dobrynina) which do always have a difference in their masculine and feminine forms, to the ones with generally Slavic and even completely foreign roots. By the way, despite being somewhat popular when choosing a Russian name in fiction, a last name ending in -skiy (Bolkonskiy, Braginskiy, Dostoyevskiy) is not too common these days. Often it would be the last name of an individual who originates from a noble family with Polish roots: i.e. compare Kowalski (Polish last name) to Kovalskiy (Ковальский, Russian variation). However, it wouldn’t be that much of a mistake to spell those last names like “Kovalsky”! The most important thing when it comes to Russian last names: always check whether it varies in its m/f form! NOTE: In Western fiction we often encounter Russian last names changed to fit, for example, the English language. The most obvious example would be Marvel’s Black Widow: in the West, it would be perfectly fine to go by “Natasha Romanoff/Natasha Romanov”. In Russia, however, the last name “Romanov”, as stated above, would have to be used in its feminine form, Romanova. The same, naturally, applies to the former Russian royal family: Nikolai Romanov, but Anastasia Romanova, the Romanovs (Романовы).

Summary time! If you want to write a Russian character, you only need to remember a few key points: 1) remember that a Russian will always have a FULL FIRST NAME, A PATRONYM, AND A LAST NAME; 2) note the correct diminutive and their usage; 3) and don’t forget to check the correct form of the patronym and the last name (or whether it doesn’t change in its m/f form). Generally, if any difficulties occur, you can always consult the Internet (plenty of resources, even as obvious as Wikipedia itself) or even IM me! Anyway, I hope this PSA made that mystery of a Russian soul Russian names a bit less confusing! Thank you!

[marisbugs]

Russians: What means for you my simple name?

If you've ever wondered what is the proper way to address a Russian. If you've ever been curious about how the Russian naming system works. If you’ve ever asked yourself "How the hell do I name a character who’s supposed to be Russian?”. And if you haven’t ever thought of any of those questions – well, I got you anyway. 

A full Russian name consists of three parts: 1) first name; 2) patronymic; 3) last name (surname). NB: Patronymic ≠ last name (!). It’s important to understand the difference in their functions and usage because they have cultural and emotional connotations, which can make addressing the character in one way or another inappropriate in some contexts. 

First names are simple enough – you use them just like you would your average English first name. Although full forms of the majority of first names are considered to be to “official” to be used in everyday, casual communication between friends and family, so we use “short forms” instead; sometimes there are several options, but people usually choose one they prefer to be addressed as and stick to it. Now we also have “pet forms” which are more affectionate and familiar. 

Just a couple of examples:

Note that short forms follow different patterns, so it’s better to check how it goes with different names.  

Patronymics derive from the name of the father (mind gender inflexion!). So you take that and add either -ovich/-evich (for males) or -ovna/-evna (for females) [ex. m/f: Petrovich/Petrovna, Ivanovich/Ivanovna, Sergeevich/Sergeevna, Alexandrovich/Alexandrovna etc.] or rarer inflexions [Ilyich/Ilyinichna (from the name ‘Ilya’)]. (It’s better to check what patronymic derives from a certain name, too.) 

Accompanied by the full first name, they are used in all kinds of official situations and in polite and respectful conversations (for instance, with elderly people). However, their separate use indicates a high level of familiarity. Like, ‘Petrovich’ is your father’s or grandfather’s old friend or colleague they’ve been working together for years with. Or it’s a kind of slightly passive-agressive pet name for your elderly spouse (my grandfather used to call my grandmother ‘Petrovna’ when he was in the mood and jokingly addresses her sister as ‘Petrovna’ all the time). In my experience, it’s somewhat more typical of men and elderly people and is not common among young people and teens. Either way, it’s very informal.

Surnames are usually also inflected for gender. Your average last name will usually end with -ov/-ev or -in/-yn (for males) and  -ova/-eva or -ina/-yna (for females) [ex. m/f: Petrov/Petrova, Kulibin/Kulibina]. Surnames like ‘Chernykh’ or ‘Martynyuk’ aren’t inflected.

Now referring to someone by their surname may be either formal or informal, depending on the situation. For example, if a teacher wants to quieten a student, they will say, “Petrov! Behave!”. In the office, you or your boss may also say, “Where is Petrov?”. But you may also say to your friend, “Relax, Petrov, I was just joking.” Thus, it’s appropriate in a wider variety of situations.

To sum up, if communication takes place between friends or family members, it’s more common to call a person by their shortened name (or a nickname if they have one). If it’s more official, but not official enough to require the use of ‘first name + patronymic’, let’s say, a conversation with someone of your own age who you don’t know well enough, I’d go with their full first name (granted that they didn’t express their wish to keep it more casual). When talking to an authority figure or elderly people in general, it’s required to address them by their full first name and patronymic to sound polite and respectful (although sometimes it’s ok to call your boss just by their name, depending on the policy of the company and their personal preference). Surnames are more universal in that sense, although the vibe you get strongly depends on your interpersonal relationship. 

I feel like I haven’t covered all the possibilities, but at least some basics?? If something wasn’t clear enough or I didn’t mention something of interest, let me know and I'll try to explain it better.

[absolvinq]

PBP oc masterlist+tags ✴ below the cut youll see a list of all oc tags separated by pbp title, as well as a toyhou.se link to their profile (if available) ✴ format : "name(tag link) — role — archetype — info ✴ gallery(toyhouse)" | characters with a heart next to their name are extra special to meee <333

— pbp:shell WIP — pbp:nacre i (1939-1943)

♡Daniil Yakovlevich Lebedev "Danya" — protagonist — the everyman — raised in a remote village, he is sought out by the Abaturov program because of his elite sniper skills. ✴ gallery ♡Nikita Fyodorovich Kotov "Nikki" — deuteragonist+foil — the magician — the bridge between deities and mortals, he has his own plans for the world, and everyone starts somewhere. ✴ gallery Yekaterina Pavlovna Abaturova "Katya" — deuteragonist — the jester — "adopted" by the Abaturovs as a young child, she was trained as a head maid and promised so much, until the others arrived. ✴ gallery Roza Ivanova Abaturova — antagonist — the sage — head of the Abaturov house with her husband. she is the next in line to the Romanov throne but has had to escape her life. ✴ gallery

ii (1943-1945) ♡Fiammetta "Fia" — protagonist — the hero — a roma girl raised in fascist italy during the war, in 1943 she leads an escape towards russia, where her mother is said to live. ✴ gallery Leonid Petrovich Nikolaev "Leo" — confidant+deuteragonist — the mentor — a man forced into enlistment to the Red Army, with the rest of "Blutvergießen" they break into axis-held territory... until he was separated from his unit. ✴ gallery Edmund Durchdenwald "Bunny" — love interest+deuteragonist — the innocent+the lover — wehrmacht foot soldier that helped free civilians who were being sent to death, on the run with leo and fia. ✴ gallery Lydia Alexandrovna Baryatinskaya — antagonist — the sage — head of the Baryatinsky house with her husband. she hid away so much of herself and fights to keep it that way. ✴ gallery Roza Ivanova Abaturova — antagonist — the ruler — head of the Abaturov house with her husband. she is the next in line to the Romanov throne but has had to escape her life. ✴ gallery ♡Nikolay Sergeevich Abaturov "Kolya" — foil character — the outlaw — son to Roza, and disowned by his parents; he seeks to topple the two families his own way, no matter the cost. ✴ gallery ♡Daniil Yakovlevich Lebedev "Danya" — antagonist — the everyman — raised in a remote village, he is sought out by the Abaturov program because of his elite sniper skills. ✴ gallery Akse — tertiary — the magician+the caregiver — a spirit latched to nikki's spirit. she aids danya to navigate the three planes of existence. ✴ gallery — pbp:pearl (1980s-1997) ♡Ulyana 9-04 Demidova— protagonist — the hero+the explorer — an experiment escapee who fled to yakutsk with others, she grew up in the city despite never feeling truly at home. ✴ gallery ♡Sergei Mikhailovich Surkov "Senya" — deuteragonist — the caregiver — an experiment escapee who fled to yakutsk with others, he became part of the city representatives and works to make it better ✴ gallery Friend — foil — the creator — an experiment that was taken to a secondary base within EUS territory. she has a burning resentment towards too many people to count. ✴ gallery ♡Ilya Ilyich Kotłowski — deuteragonist — the outlaw+the jester — unemployed, lazy, thieving bastard. ✴ gallery Anatol Vladimirovich Yakovich "Tolya" — tertiary — the everyman — a spy working alongside the EUS, he tracks escapees and has a grudge against his employers. ✴ gallery

✴ here's a complete list of characters with more information, mostly for background characters