Thread: Литвиненко

Originally Posted by mercurius

Thanks, guys, for your help.

I thought there was a rule with surnames that end in -енко / -анко / янко that the stress falls on the previous syllable (eg Малащенко, Григоренко). Have I misremembered it or is this an exception?

By the way does anyone know of any stress rules for Russian surnames on the Internet (or anywhere else, come to that)?

Many thanks,

Far more common way is Малашенко, Григоренко (Did you ever hear about Ukrainian politican Yulia Timoshenko for example? ) Btw, the surnames that ends on -ко are Ukrainian, not Russian.