The Brothers K

[Alina Israeli]

>Unbegaun ("Russian Surnames") says accent is on "ma." In practice, 
>the possessor of the name (or, in this case, Dostoevsky?) is the 
>final authority for himself.  The surname "Ivanov," for example, 
>usually accents the final syllable, but some holders of the name, 
>including the famous 19th-c. artist, accent the second syllable.

Moving the stress towards the beginning adds clout to the family 
line. We all know the author of the famous Soviet anthem as Sergey 
MixalkOv. However, he is, I believe, a descendent of knjaz' MixAlkov.
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Alina Israeli
LFS, American University
4400 Mass. Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20016

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