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Dear Marie,
Of course, that statement is not true. Normally, Lyusya (one "s") is one of
several possible diminutives of the name Lyudmila. The name Lucille (or
Lucinda, or Lucy, or Lucia) simply doesn't exist in Russian.
Alexey
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From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:32 AM
Subject: Fwd: Query: Lyussya / Lucille
> ----- Forwarded message from mmariebouchet@hotmail.com -----
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:05:46 +0000
> From: marie bouchet <mmariebouchet@hotmail.com>
>
>
> Dear List,
>
> In VN: His Life and Art, A. Field explains that "Lyussya", V. Nabokov's
> tender name for Valentina / Tamara, was a Russian nickname for "Lucille".
>
> Can anyone confirm that statement?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Bonne année 2005 à toutes et à tous,
>
> Marie Bouchet.
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
----- End forwarded message -----
Of course, that statement is not true. Normally, Lyusya (one "s") is one of
several possible diminutives of the name Lyudmila. The name Lucille (or
Lucinda, or Lucy, or Lucia) simply doesn't exist in Russian.
Alexey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald B. Johnson" <chtodel@gss.ucsb.edu>
To: <NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:32 AM
Subject: Fwd: Query: Lyussya / Lucille
> ----- Forwarded message from mmariebouchet@hotmail.com -----
> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:05:46 +0000
> From: marie bouchet <mmariebouchet@hotmail.com>
>
>
> Dear List,
>
> In VN: His Life and Art, A. Field explains that "Lyussya", V. Nabokov's
> tender name for Valentina / Tamara, was a Russian nickname for "Lucille".
>
> Can anyone confirm that statement?
>
> Thank you very much,
> Bonne année 2005 à toutes et à tous,
>
> Marie Bouchet.
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
----- End forwarded message -----