Thread: [News] Kremlin Praises Ovechkin's Support for Putin
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Old 11-03-2017, 11:12 AM   #16
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Why does he refer to Ovechkin as Sasha?
Sasha to Alex/Alexander is what Bill is to William, in Russian. Barkov was often referred to as Sasha Barkov too
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