*** Quoting Olga Zhegulo from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS> It varies though across Russia.  Anatoli for example comes from an area
 CS> where surnames have only been in fashion for the past 2 generations at
 CS> best.  

OZ> Well it was in the country (nearly the whole Russia :-) or some nation
OZ> territories.

 CS> Thats why he has 2 'last names'.  

OZ> He can't have 2 last names officially. In documents only one is allowe
OZ> For ex., my grandmother's family had an official last name and a stree
OZ> nickname (in the end of 19th century, a village in the European part o

Offically, he cant have 2 but the tradition is new enough there (per
Anatoli) ¨that they havent settled.  He has one for use with the government
if that ¨helps you understand.
                                       xxcarol

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