... because I haven't ever lived for a longer time in any eastern European countries, exept Russia - and there mostly baceuse my realtives live there.
One more link. I don't speak much Czech, but I think that everyone who speaks slavic languages will understand at least the main idea.
I tried, but I didn't find
Maria in M-names. :S
http://www.vestirna.com/www2/_jmena/jmena.php?pismeno=M&jmeno=Marie
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'Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus'
Bulgakov, The Master and
Margarita