Russian Name Pronunciation
(audio files of names coming soon.)
Leo (Lev) Nikolaevich Tolstoy
(lyeff nee-kuh-LIE-uh-vich tahl-STOY)
Main Characters from The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Ivan Ilyich Golovin
(ee-VAHN ee-LEECH guh-lah-VEEN)
the novel's protagonist
Praskovya Feodorovna
(prah-SKOHV-yuh FYOH-duh-ruhv-nuh)
Ivan Ilyich's wife
Vladimir Ivanovich
(vlah-DEE-meer ee-VAHN-uh-veech)
Ivan Ilyich's son
Liza Ivanovna
(LEE-zuh ee-VAHN-uhv-nuh)
Ivan Ilyich's daughter
Feodor Petrovich
(FYOH-duhr pee-TROH-veech)
Liza's fiancé Other characters
Peter (Pyotr) Ivanovich
(PYOH-tuhr ee-VAHN-uh-veech)
Feodor Vasilievich
(FYOH-duhr vah-SEE-lee-eh-veech)
Zakhar Ivanovich
(zah-KHAR ee-VAHN-uh-veech)
Gerasim
(gee-RAH-seem)
Russian Language Learning
Pronunciation of the Russian alphabet (audio)
Basic phrases in Russian
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