Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium

YOU NAME IT!
written by Alyona

Many people are confused by the variety of the names a Russian person can have. Some people even think that all the additional names are nick-names, but they aren’t. Today we will throw light to the riddle of Russian names.

A common Russian name usually consists of three parts – first name, father’s name and last name. A boy and a girl born in one family would have father’s names and last names with different endings. For example, Evgenia Olegovna Kanaeva and Egor Olegovich Kanaev. Most of the female names would end on “a” or “ya” – Elena, Svetlana, Yulya, Olga, Mariya and so on. First name in connection with father’s name is used in reference to a grown-up person, who you don’t know very closely, or who is of higher status than you (work colleagues, student-teacher, distant relatives). You could notice that Zhenya always refer to her coaches as Irina Alexandrovna (from the name Alexandr) and Vera Efremovna (from the name Efrem), she would never call them only by first names, because it would mean sort of disrespect.

In Russia the usage of Mr, Ms, or Mrs is not very popular. When referring to a person, you should choose between the first name and the first and father’s name in combination. If the person you talk to is your friend or much younger than you, you should refer to him/her only by first name. Here comes the mess! The thing is that almost each first name has its derivatives. Sometimes the derivatives are shorter than the name itself, but not always. In some cases the derivatives do not resemble much the original name. Let us see some examples: Evgenia-Zhenya, Elena-Lena-Alyona, Olga-Olya, Oksana-Ksyusha, Mariya-Masha, Svetlana-Sveta, Ekaterina-Katya, Irina-Ira and so on. Moreover, there is a way to say the person’s name in a very kind manner, such as: Zhenya-Zhenechka, Lena-Lenochka, Masha-Mashen’ka etc. Finally, there is teenagers’ slang in naming the person (usually teenagers call each other adding affix “k” to the name): Zhenya-Zhen’ka, Lena-Lenka, Sveta-Svetka.

Are you confused? Let me give you the whole set of derivatives to my name))))))

Elena Aleksandrovna-Elena-Lena-Alyona-Alyonka-Alyonushka-Alyonochka-Alyonych-Lyona-Lenka-Lenochka-Lenushka-Lenusik-Len’chik

Now you know that there is great variety of names for you to refer to your Russian friend!

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Chinese translated by Zoe Wan

很多人都對俄羅斯人名的多樣性感到困惑。有些人甚至認為所有額外的名字都是nickname，這是錯誤的想法，它們並不是nickname。 今天我們就幫你揭開俄羅斯人名的神秘面紗。

一般俄羅斯的人名包含三個部份-first name、father’s name跟last name。在同一個家庭出生的男孩跟女孩，名字裡頭的父親的名字跟姓會有不同的結尾。譬如Zhenya跟她哥哥Egor，他們的名字分別是Evgenia Olegovna Kanaeva跟Egor Olegovich Kanaev，大多數女性的名字結尾不是a就是ya。譬如:  Elena、Svetlana、Yulya、 Olga、Mariya 等等。

first name跟father’s name的連結通常是針對成年人，對那些你並不熟悉的人或者位階比你高的人 (職場上的同事、老師跟學生、遠親) 。相信大家都有留意到Zhenya都是稱呼她的教練 Irina Alexandrovna(來自於Alexandr)跟Vera Efremovna (來自於Efrem)。她不會只用first name稱呼她們，因為這樣是很不尊重的。

在俄羅斯並不常用Mr、Ms、或者 Mrs。當你要稱呼對方時，你要選擇是用first name或者first name+father’s name。如果對方是你的朋友或者比你年輕，那稱呼他first name即可。但這裡有個混亂的情況出現了，幾乎每個first name都有一個衍生的名字。有時衍生的名字會比first name本身短，但並不總是這樣。某些情況，衍生的名字跟原始的名字並不像。譬如: Evgenia-Zhenya、Elena-Lena-Alyona、Olga-Olya、 Oksana-Ksyusha、Mariya-Masha、Svetlana-Sveta、Ekaterina-Katya、Irina-Ira 等等。還有另外一種親暱稱呼人名的方式，例如: Zhenya-Zhenechka, Lena-Lenochka, Masha-Mashen’ka 等等。最後，還有一種青少年間的特殊稱呼用法 (通常青少年之間稱呼對方會在名字裡添加”k”): Zhenya-Zhen’ka、Lena-Lenka、Sveta-Svetka。

你現在覺得困惑了嗎？讓我給你整組我的名字的衍生字 ))))))。

Elena Aleksandrovna-Elena-Lena-Alyona-Alyonka-Alyonushka-Alyonochka-Alyonych-Lyona-Lenka-Lenochka-Lenushka-Lenusik-Len’chik

現在你知道當要稱呼你的俄羅斯朋友，其名字的多變性有多麼巨大了。

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When I came across this article for the first time, I was absolutely fascinated by the living and training conditions provided in Novogorsk Center. I am sure that these facilities are of great use for all the gymnasts who live and train there. Now I want to share this interesting information and pictures with all of you.

Written by Alyona (creative idea by Wan Wan (Zoe)

WELCOME TO NOVOGORSK!
Educational and training center Novogorsk is situated in one of the most beautiful suburbs of Moscow – town Khimki, very often called Moscow’s Switzerland.
Novogorsk Center is the main base for preparing National Teams of Russia to the largest sportive events. It can accept about 250 sportsmen, coaches, doctors of National Teams simultaneously. The Center has all the facilities for living and training of the sportsmen doing thirty two different sports, including basketball, volleyball, figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics (individual and groups) and many others.

Territory

On the territory of Novogorsk Center there are two sport and rehabilitation complexes, an administrative building, football fields, parking areas. Sportsmen are welcomed and served by hospitable staff members, and all the facilities are provided for them to achieve the highest results on the national and international levels.

Living and accommodation

Administration of Novogorsk Center, available 24 hours a day, meet the sportsmen with hospitality and offers accommodation in comfortable living blocks, consisting of double or triple rooms. All the rooms and halls are furnished in the way to provide the best possible rest after hard trainings. Living blocks are connected with training complexes, rehabilitation rooms and a canteen.

Sport facilities

At sportsmen’s disposal there are:
three universal sport halls of international level;
mirror hall for choreography lessons;
fitness centers with modern equipment;
– three football field;
– ice skating ring;
– shooting area with unique electronic equipment;
– swimming pool;
– four class rooms for theoretical lessons;
– conference hall for 200 people.

Canteen

Well-equipped canteen offers four time nourishment considering recommendations of doctors and coaches of National Teams and peculiarities of National cuisines of different countries.

Rehabilitation Center

It offers restoring procedures for sportsmen after hard training period or when being injured. Rehabilitation center consists of:
heated swimming pool 25 square meters;
– Finnish Saunas with mini pools providing hydro massage;
– Infrared sauna;
– Physiotherapy rooms.

Official Website:
http://www.novogorsksport.ru
Check photos of Novogorsk Training Center here:
Novogorsk Photos Gallery
Here’s a video about “Novogorsk Training Center“

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歡迎光臨 NOVOGORSK
Chinese translated by Zoe Wan

教育跟訓練中心-Novogorsk座落於莫斯科最美麗的郊區之一 Khimki鎮。這裡經常被稱呼為「莫斯科的瑞士」。
Novogorsk中心是俄羅斯國家隊準備最大型運動比賽的主要訓練場地。它可以同時容納250名國家隊的運動員、教練、跟隊醫。這個中心的設備提供給32種不同項目的運動員在裡頭生活跟訓練，包括籃球、排球、花式溜冰、韻律體操 (包含個人跟團體)及很多其他項目。

領域
Novogorsk訓練中心包含兩棟複合式運動中心跟復健中心，一棟行政大樓，足球場跟停車場。運動員由好客的的工作人員接待跟服務，而這裡所有的設備都是提供給他們以便在國家跟國際比賽創造出最好的成績。

生活跟住宿設備
Novogorsk訓練中心的行政部門提供一天24 小時服務。他們殷勤款待運動員且在由2人或3人房組成的舒適生活區提供住宿。所有房間跟大廳的裝置都是要讓運動員在辛苦的訓練後能得到最充份的休息。生活區跟複合式訓練中心、復健中心以及食堂是相連的。

運動設備
運動員的配置方面這裡有:
三個多功能國際水準的運動大廳
供編舞教學的小廳
有現代設備的健身中心
– 三個足球場
– 溜冰場
– 有獨特電子設備的射擊場
– 游泳池
– 四間供教授理論的教室
– 可容納200人的會議室

食堂
設備完善的食堂提供四次的營養食品，是考量國家隊的教練跟隊醫的建議及國內不同地區的獨特烹飪所做出來的營養品。

復健中心
提供運動員在辛苦訓練後或者受傷後復健的療程。
復健中心包含:
– 水療功能的芬蘭按摩浴缸
– 紅外線蒸汽室
– 物理治療室

Novogorsk訓練中心官方網站
http://www.novogorsksport.ru
Novogorsk訓練中心的照片集:
Novogorsk Photos Gallery