I know an
Alexander, called
Sasha.
My favorite Russian names are
Arkady and
Margarita. I like "Arkasha" for
Arkady. I don't like any of the Russian nicknames for
Margarita.
Gosia is lovely but it is Polish and for
Małgorzata.
I don't like
Vasili or
Yuri but I LOVE
Vasya and
Yura. I would name my kid
Vasya in a heartbeat if it were more acceptable as a full name.