He scratched his head, trying to figure out what was going on. He tried to remember, but besides getting drunk, he couldn't recall anything else — it wasn't long before the new year after all, and he had just had a little drink with some friends.,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.,After determining that there was nothing more to be gleaned from this group, Wang Zhong turned his attention to the house beside them.。