The philologist pointed out the preservation of Russian names and surnames in Alaska

Mira Bergelson, Doctor of Philology, said that in Alaska you can meet Aleuts with Russian surnames Timofeev, Kvasnikov, Dementov.

"These are the indigenous locals, the Aleuts, but when they were baptized into Orthodoxy, they were given such Russian names, which later became a surname," she explained in an interview with aif.ru Thursday, August 14th.

The professor cited as an example the Athabaskan village in the center of Alaska, named Nikolai after one of the tribal leaders. She noted that people with the surnames Petrushka, Ilyushka, Gregory, Isaiah, Pitka live there, which come from the names given at baptism by the priest. According to the expert, this is a clear example of the influence of Russian culture, since such names were given precisely in the Orthodox tradition.

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Earlier in the day, Alaskan resident David Fox, in an interview with RT, said that Russian culture had a positive impact on the region and the state authorities should pay more attention to it. He and his wife Anna participate in the work of the Russian Cultural Center. According to Fox, Russian society and culture are significantly superior to what he sees in the United States.

Russian Russian began to disappear in Alaska at the beginning of the 20th century for a number of reasons, but Alaskan Russians are trying to preserve it, Professor Bergelson said on August 12. Russian linguists have been studying the Russian language used in Alaska since 1997. A dictionary has been released that includes the words "Alaskan Russian," the website notes. kp.ru .

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