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'''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. | '''Eastern Slavic naming customs''' are the traditional way of identifying a person's given name and patronymic name in countries formerly part of the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union. | ||
They are commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and to an extent in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (country). | They are commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, '''Kazakhstan''', Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and to an extent in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (country). | ||
Names consist of a GIVEN NAME (imia), a PATRONYMIC (otchestvo), and a SURNAME (familiia). | Names consist of a GIVEN NAME (imia), a PATRONYMIC (otchestvo), and a SURNAME (familiia). | ||
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