Oleg Yantchenko
Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an Slavic peoples, East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus. Origins ''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' (Helge (name), Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga (name), Olga. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries, while "Helge" and "Helga" are common names in Scandinavia. Russian pronunciation Олег (Oleg) is pronounced [ɐˈlʲek] in Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the Romanization of Russian, transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and overlooks four key features of the Russian pronunciation: # The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is Vowel reduction, reduced to [ɐ], similar to the 'a' as in 'about'. # The 'л' (l) becomes Palatalization (sound change), palatalized to [lʲ] ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is st ...
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