[Facts] Re: Russian Names In "Crime and Punishment"
by A Girl From Russia (guest)
3/14/2005, 10:21 AM
Luzhin, Zosimov and Svidrigaylov are not names, but surnames.
Luzhin derived either from word meaning "puddle" or from word meaning "meadow".
Zosimov means "son of Zosim(a)"
PS: sorry for my bad English.