Danielle Heller

Reiteration of History

Cyrillic: derived from Greek
Invented by Saints Cyril and Methodus

History, cont.

Russian appeared in writing during reign of Peter the Great

Dostoyevsky’s Effect

Literature and writing: 19th Century
Dostoyevsky among the greats
Spread the language
Censorship

A Parallel

В начале июля, в чрезвычайно жаркое время, под вечер, один

The Alphabet

Аа
“ah”
father

Бб
“beh”
bar

The Alphabet

Вв
“veh”
vet

Гг
“geh”
gone

The Alphabet

Дд
“deh”
day

Ее
“yeh”
yet

The Alphabet

Ёё
“yoh”
york

Жж
“zheh”
pleasure

The Alphabet

Зз
“zeh”
zoo

Ии
“ee”
see

The Alphabet

Йй
“ee kratkoye”
yours

Кк
“keh”
kid

The Alphabet

Лл
“ehl”
lamp

Мм
“ehm”
moon

The Alphabet

Нн
“ehn”
nose

Оо
“oh”
got

The Alphabet

Пп
“peh”
pet

Рр
“ehr”
rest

The Alphabet

Сс
“es”
sense

Тт
“teh”
test

The Alphabet

Уу
“ooh”
poor

Фф
“eph”
elephant

The Alphabet

Хх
“kha”
hello

Цц
“tse”
pets

The Alphabet

Чч
“chah”
church

Шш
“shah”
show

The Alphabet

Щщ
“schah”
share

ъ/Ь
“Tyverdy Znak” / Myahky Znak
Hard sign / soft sign
Separation /

The Alphabet

Ы
“yeh”
ill

Ээ
“eh”
egg

The Alphabet

Юю
“juh”
you

Яя
“yah”
yahoo

Vowels

E, Ё, Ю, and Я soften the consonant before them
Except after

Names: Title

Crime and Punishment
Преступление и наказание
“Pryes-too-plye-neeye
ee
Na-kaz-an-ee-yeh”

Names: Raskolnikov

Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov
Родион Романович Раскольников
“Ral-dee-on
Ral-man-nal-veech
Rask-al-nee-kov”

Names: Sonia

Sofya Semyonovna
Софья Семёновна
“So-fya Syemyon-nalvna”

Names: Dounia

Avdotya Romanovna
Авдотья Романовна
“Av-dotya
Ral-man-nalv-na”

Names: Pulcheria

Pulcheria Alexandrovna
Пульхерия Александровна
“Poolch-yer-ee-ya
Aleks-san-dralv-na”

Names: Raz

Dmitri Prokofitch Razumihin
Дмитрий Прокофьич Разумихин
“Deh-mee-tree-ye
Pralk-al-feech
Raz-oo-mee-cheen”

Names: Luzhin

Pyotr Petrovitch Luzhin
Пётр Петрович Лужин
“Pyo-tr
Pyet-ral-veech
Loo-zh-een”

Names: Katerina

Katerina Ivanovna
Катерина Ивановна
“Kater-ee-na Ee-van-nalvna”

Names: Marmeladov

Semyon Zaharovitch Marmeladov
Семён Захарович Мармеладов
“Syemyon
Za-cha-ral-veech
Marmel-adalv”

Names: Svid

Arkady Ivanovitch Svidrigaïlov
Аркадий Иванович Свидригайлов
“Ar-kad-eey
Ee-vano-veech
Sveed-ree-gahy-lav”

Names: Leb

Andrey Semyonovitch Lebeziatnikov
Андрей Семёнович Лебезятников
“An-dr*yey
Syemyon-nal-veech
Le-byez-yat-nee-kalv”

Names: Alyona

Alyona Ivanovna
Алёна Ивановна
“Ahl*yo-na
Ee-van-alvna”

Names: Lizaveta

Lizaveta Ivanovna
Лизавета Ивановна
“Lee-za-veta Ee-van-nalvna”

Names: Porfiry

Porfiry Petrovitch
Порфирий Петрович
“Por-fee-ree Pyet-ral-veech”

Names: Zossimov

Zossimov
Зосимов
“Zals-ee-malv”

Names: Zametov

Zametov
Заметов
“Za-mye-talv”

Names: Marfa

Marfa Petrovna
Марфа Петровна
“Mar-fa Pyet-ral-vna”

Names: Nastasya

Nastasya Petrovna
Настасья Петровна
“Nas-tasya Pyet-ral-vna”

Names: Nikolay

Nikolay Dementiev
Николай Дементьев
“Nee-kal-ay D-yem-yentyev”

Issues

The crazy alphabet (o does not = o)
The “b” thing
Discovering vowels
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