hollis (they/them) currently studying classics and archaeology.
In the Soviet period, names became a popular way to show commitment to the goals of the regime. This was done through renaming oneself or naming one’s children after Soviet heroes or contemporary innovations. Another popular form of tribute was names derived from abbreviations of organizations and movements of the period. For further reading, a lengthy list can be found here.
Аванга́рд - Avangard. (M) This is derived from the artistic movement, Avant-Garde.
Авксо́ма - Avksoma. (F) This is derived from Moscow, spelled backwards, and given a feminine ending.
Алгебри́на - Algebrina. (F) Algebra.
Вилиор - Vilior. (M) This is derived from the initials in the phrase “Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the October Revolution.”
Гипотенуза - Gipotenuza. (F) This is derived from the geometrical term “hypotenuse.”
Индустри́на - Industrina. (F) Industry.
Кро́мвел - Kromvell. (M) after Oliver Cromwell, the Puritan leader of the anti-monarchical forces in the English Civil War.
Магни́та - Magnita. (F) Magnet.
Мэлс - Mels. (M) This is derived from the initials of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin.
Партиз́ан - Partizan. (M) Partisan.
Спарта́к - Spartak. (M) Spartacus.
Трактори́на -Tractorina. (F) Tractor.
Электро́н - Electron. (M) Electron.
Юравкос - Yuravkos. (M) This is derived from the term “Юра В Космос” (Yuri in space) after Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut and first man in space.
Tractorina yes god
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Electron. (M) Electron.