Alyosha is a nickname for his given name, "Alexei." Russians only use nicknames among close friends and family. People they aren't as familiar with are addressed by their patronymic, which is the long string in the middle there, Konstantinovich.,Although Wang Zhong clearly understood Lyudmila's explanation, she was not on the roster of soldiers.,Wang Zhong realized this was because the footsteps were coming from above his head, his hearing hadn't switched to an overhead perspective.。