Every person bears his name throughout his life. What word do we hear most often in life? Where does the separation of oneself from others begin? The child is called, called by name, called out… Small children already know who they are, what their name is. And if a child is asked the question “Who are you?”, he will say his name to identify himself. A person correlates himself, his personality, first of all with his own name.
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.A proper name, as it were, “forms” the image of a person. In the Russian tradition, the combination of a first name, patronymic and surname reveals a short pedigree of a person, speaks of his origin and family roots. A person’s name is the “code” of his destiny. It is not without reason that if a person wants to direct his life path in a different direction, first of all he changes his name. By accepting monasticism, a person also accepts a new name, which is given to him as a sign of renunciation of the world and his former worldly life.
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.The series of books “Names of Russian Women” is designed to orient the reader to the origin of names, help them understand the meaning and significance of the name, choose a suitable name for a child, and also learn about famous namesakes who have glorified their names in world history.
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.The next book in this series will tell readers about the name OLGA.
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