Scientific Congress on the Origin of Geographical Names.
One scientist says:
We had such a historic event in Moscow. Peter the First with the Switch
He stopped in one village, and at night one soldier fell asleep in the guard. The morning
The chief of the guard asked the king how to punish him. The king was good.
He just said, “Let him go.” The village has since been called
of Astafiev.
Another scientist takes the word:
We had a very similar case in Stalingrad. The King this time.
He was not in spirit, and the soldier was less fortunate. The village has since been called
of Ipatievo.