He was puzzled, when suddenly pairs of army boots appeared, seeming like a squad of soldiers marching outside.,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.,Then someone spoke, in a language Wang Zhong didn't understand this time.。