The Burenin Family:
Yevno Pavlovich Burenin
Sophia Ilyanovna Burenin
Anna Yevnovna Burenin (Annushka)
Paul Yevnovich Burenin (Pavushka)
Tanya
Vera
Ilya
The Fedorcenko Family:
Prince Viktor Makhailovich Fedorcenko
Princess Natalia Vasilyovna Fedorcenko
Prince Sergei Viktorovich Fedorcenko
Princess Katrina Viktorovna Fedorcenko (Katitchka)
Count Dmitri Gregorovich Remizov—Sergei’s best friend
Lt. Mikhail Igorovich Grigorov—Cossack guard
Count Cyril Vlasenko—Local Chief of Police
Dr. Pyotr Anickin—Fedorcenko family physician
Basil Pyotrovich Anickin—doctor’s revolutionary son
Fedorcenko Servants:
Sarah Remington
Polya
Leo Vasilievich Moskalev
Olga Stephanovna
Nina Chomsky
Fedorcenko Acquaintances:
Alex Baklanov
Uspenskij’s
Princess Marya Nicolaievna Gudosnikov
Durnovo’s
Elizabeth Cerni
The custom in Russia is to be known by three names—the Christian name, the patronym (“son of . . .” or “daughter of . . .” your father’s name), and the surname. The patronym is formed by adding the appropriate suffix to the individual’s father’s Christian name. The endings are usually vich or ovich for a male, and vna or ovna for a female. These patronyms are often used almost interchangeably with the surname. Nicknames or “little” (diminutive) names are also used in intimate conversation between family and close friends—Pavushka, Annushka, Katitchka, Misha, Sasha, etc.