Many Russians were named "Sky" in the 19th century, but why are there so few now?

This is because Ski was a representative of the aristocracy in the 19th century, and the outbreak of the Russian October Revolution led to the overthrow of the Czar, many aristocrats were forced to step down, and the new people in power were ordinary people. Therefore, the surname suffix that was a symbol of status was naturally cancelled.

The meaning of Ski

Russian names are divided into three parts. The first part is the name people call in daily life, the middle part is the name of the father, and the last part is The word "Ski" for my surname is attached to the end of the surname and becomes a suffix. "Ski" in Russian means where it comes from.

Ski is a symbol of status

The word Ski is a word in the Slavic language family. It was first used by Russian nobles. They habitually use their own territory to refer to their territory. As a surname, it shows one's noble status. In the 19th century, aristocrats were in power in Russia, and most of the cultural elites were also aristocrats, so they would add an extra "ski" to their surnames to symbolize their status.

Ski began to be slowly erased

This class-related surname did not slowly disappear until the October Revolution in Russia. At that time, the Tsar was overthrown and ordinary people stepped onto the political stage. However, these people had been oppressed by the aristocracy. After coming to power, they naturally had to deal with the original aristocracy. And these nobles have an easily identifiable feature, that is, they all have "Ski" after their names. Gradually, these nobles avoided getting into trouble and lived a low-key life in the countryside. Some nobles who are still active will quietly erase the "Ski" from their names or change their names in order to survive.

And these newly elected leaders, because they were once divided into groups, have the right to speak at this time, and naturally they will not repeat the same mistakes as before. Gradually, this represents a symbol of aristocratic status. Tiski has withdrawn from the stage of history. Today, only a small number of Russians have Tiski in their names.