Talk:Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov/@comment-5.228.252.170-20170802160056/@comment-3435913-20170802200440

Considering in this universe there is no "Russia" for their to be a "Russian langauge", but a "Russia-like state" which probably has a "Russian-like language", just like their's a "Austro-German-like empire" with a "German-like language", a "Swedo-Norwegian-like state" with a "Scandanavian-like language", a "Romanian-like duchy" etc. I think that you're just going to have to accept that this universe has more differences than just countries, placenames, and boundaries.

Also, diminuative names are not conventional and do not always have set standards; i.e. "Nick" is the more common short form of "Nicholas", but it has also been used as a short form for "Dominic" instead of "Dom". Pet names or nicknames are subjective by those around you and don't always automatically follow set given froms.