Thus, that lighthearted, carefree, and nonchalant feeling just vanished.,The girl said, “I think Xie Miao was right, Alyosha. Let’s do it that way.”,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.。