Ivan Ivanovich

== English == === Alternative forms === Ivan Ivanovitch === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Ива́н Ива́нович (Iván Ivánovič, literally “John Johnson”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/ === Noun === Ivan Ivanovich (plural Ivan Ivanoviches or Ivan Ivanovichs) An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public. (fiction) Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term. ==== Coordinate terms ==== John Bull klyukva (stereotypes of Russia in Western pop culture) Vanya (placeholder term for a stereotypical Russian man)