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pavel_lishin 79 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Dostoyevsky isn't difficult

> I wonder why it didn't just end up as Lexa

One of the potential diminuitives for "Aleksandr" is indeed "Lesha", although I think it's more common as a diminuitive for "Aleksei"?

yurish 79 days ago [–]

Never heard anyone using "Lesha" for "Aleksandr". It is always "Aleksei".

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