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Jae ([personal profile] jae) wrote in [community profile] theamericans2018-04-11 03:53 pm
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Episode discussion post: "Urban Transport Planning"

Aired:
11 April 2018 in the U.S. and Canada

This is a discussion post for episode 603 of The Americans, intended for viewers who are watching the show on the U.S./Canadian schedule. (Feel free to dive in to the discussion even if you're coming in late--and you should also feel free to start a new thread if it seems too daunting to read through what's already been posted first. If you're reading this at a point where you've already seen subsequent episodes, though, please take care to keep comments spoiler-free of anything that comes after season six, episode three.)

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Re: Paige's Russia lessons

[personal profile] quantumreality 2018-04-19 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
Interesting fact is that Elizabeth goes all the way back to a Greek variant of a Hebrew name, and in transliterated Koine(ish) Greek it's Elisabet.

From that form, it's been borrowed almost unchanged in many languages, including Russian.

I'm pretty sure Philip could render as Filip, but I really don't know how Russified that is.
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Re: Paige's Russia lessons

[personal profile] sistermagpie 2018-04-19 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I could swear I read a book where there was a character whose patronymic was "Philipovna" and that made me think it was maybe a Russian name. It probably wouldn't be a problem to say it, at least.