Full Russian names

The full Russian name is used in formal situations and has three parts, usually in the following order: first name + patronymic + surname. This order can vary depending on the situation, sometimes the last name is placed first, in recent years this order has become less common. Each part of the full name has its own characteristics and scope of action. The first name is used to distinguish between individuals in a certain circle of acquaintances or family, the last name is used to help distinguish members of this family from another, and the patronymic is used to indicate the children's relationship to their father. Russians are very particular about the use of names, and they are used in different ways depending on the nature of the communication and the occasion. The patronymic is not always used, but only in cases where traditional customs are strong, to show respect or to emphasize the formality of the speaker's relationship with the interlocutor. A nickname or a term of endearment cannot be used in conjunction with a patronymic, e.g. "Mikhail Viktorovich" cannot be said as "Misha Viktorovich". The various uses are described as follows:

First name + patronymic + last name, this full form is used in very formal situations. Such as in formal occasions, unfamiliar adults introduced to each other, generally use the full name; in official documents, a variety of official documents, the name must be written in full, such as "Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy". Informal documents, in general, the first name and patronymic can be abbreviated, only the first letter, but the surname must be complete, not abbreviated, such as "L. H. Tolstoy", the parts separated by dots, the translation of the translation of the first syllable, that is, "Leni Tolstoy L.N. Tolstoy". Abbreviations can be left out, but must still be read in full if necessary.

Name + patronymic, this is the formal form in which Russians address each other. In the working collective, the daily address between people with friendly and familiar relations can be directly using the name, but if it has the nature of work, it is necessary to use the formal address, that is, the name + patronymic; in the school, the students have to address the teachers with the name + patronymic; in the family relations, the young couples of each other's parents and grandparents are generally addressed by the name + patronymic (if the family did not provide for the use of the father's or the mother's address); to the more distant relatives also use the name + father's name address. In short, for superiors, elders, people of higher status, or married women, in order to show respect for each other, the name + father's title is used. This address can also be expressed politely or the relationship between the two sides in general.

Name + surname, which is more formal address, is the honorific, in a variety of occasions can be used, more widely. A person becomes a celebrity, with a certain social prestige, generally use the name of the name of the ten last name; in posters, radio, theater curtains and other similar situations, often also use actors, writers, athletes, first name + last name; journalists, writers, etc. in the report, photography, writing, and other works, generally also signed only the first name + last name.

In addition, in the mutual introduction and self-introduction, often only the last name, such as "Let me introduce myself, my last name is Petrov, is an English teacher" and so on. College students use only their first names, and children and teenagers use only their first names, and most of them use endearments. When adults introduce themselves to children and teenagers, they usually use only their first names, as is customary for children. Elders to young people, teachers to students, officers to soldiers, technicians to young workers, etc., are usually addressed only by their surnames. However, if it is a solemn and formal address, the form of first name + last name is usually used.

Last name plus Mr., comrade, or and title, position and other words used in conjunction, is a formulaic address, without any meaning, used more widely, it can be used for some of the more serious formal occasions, such as meetings, work time to address colleagues, which is to emphasize the formality of people's relationship; can also be used for other informal occasions, such as in the street, the public **** car, etc.. For less familiar people who do not know their names and patronymics, this address can also be used. However, when the last name is used in conjunction with the title, it is mostly between less familiar people or to indicate that it contains some kind of respect for more prestigious people, such as President Boris Yeltsin. However, first name, first name + patronymic, full name cannot be used in conjunction with words such as Mr., Comrade, etc. It is only during a certain period of time, i.e., during the revolutionary era, that the conjunction of first name + comrade was used, and it was used in order to emphasize the fact that the person was a person belonging to the party.

In colloquial speech. People also addressed older people with life experience only by the patronymic, when it had a special color of respect and a certain old-fashioned flavor. However, a student, in spite of great respect for his teacher, cannot, from the point of view of etiquette, address him only by the title of father. Older people, especially in the countryside, often address each other only by the title of father, although this is mainly used in the spoken language. Young people should not be addressed only as father, for this would be tantamount to calling a young person a grandfather or grandmother, which is very ridiculous. So you can't just call people by their father's name, you have to use it appropriately.

Family and friends usually address each other by their first names, but it is rare for a young person to address an older person by his first name only, but rather by his first name + patronymic, to show courtesy and respect.

Small names and terms of endearment are used between people who are closer to each other, and the two are often used interchangeably, depending on the relationship between the two parties, their habits, and the situation at the time, with no strict distinction. Elderly people often use nicknames and endearments for younger people.

Nicknames, on the other hand, are more casual and nonchalant ways of addressing people in everyday life, and carry different meanings depending on the relationship and tone of voice of the user. In the unrestrained friends, it is a kind of informal casual address, said the relationship between the two sides is extremely close and cordial; in the relationship is not close between the people with it, often expressed on the other side of a certain degree of contempt.