[DUMBGRUNT]

“These double posts are usually caused by the Russians. Or by Global Warming. Or by both.”

Not the Russians, no way.
The Ruskies have a lot going for them and can be tough.

But they have a major holdback.

Near as I can determine, every one of them has a minimum of six different names.
More if they use the many different Russian alphabets.

This makes it difficult to organize anything beyond a BYO drinking party.

I totally enjoyed “Crime and Punishment”, but the name thing made my brain hurt.

[hanamizu]

every one of them has a minimum of six different names.

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Apparently, Russians have lots of diminutive names, that look & sound nothing like the given name. English has them too (Bob=Robert) but not nearly as many. So Ivan can become Vanya or Vanushka or several others and apparently every Russian name has these variations. No problem for Russian writers or readers, who know these things, but very difficult for non-Russian readers. You think you’re dealing with 5 different characters when it’s only one.