Olya

"Olya," he said, wringing his hands; big tears suddenly dropping from his eyes.

The Party 1917

"Olya," he said, wringing his hands; big tears suddenly dropping from his eyes.

The Party Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

"We're both collectors by nature," says Olya Thompson, referring to the samovars, national costumes, rugs, porcelains, antique books and mountains of vintage fabrics that she and partner Nathalie Farman-Farma have amassed between them and draw upon for their year-old fabric company, Tissus Tartares .

Designing Russia Alexandra Marshall 2011

The tall and reedy Olya, coordinator for the German Democratic Republic, wears sky-blue suits with short skirts, while the doughy Galina, coordinator for Czechoslovakia, favors spiky heels and heavy makeup.

A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010

The tall and reedy Olya, coordinator for the German Democratic Republic, wears sky-blue suits with short skirts, while the doughy Galina, coordinator for Czechoslovakia, favors spiky heels and heavy makeup.

A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010

"He dies and then they bury him," explained their braver friend, Olya, "and then three days later he comes back to life."

Iisus Khristos Loves You 2008

One possibility is "Olya naralachi karanji"; sweet turnovers made with a filling of fresh coconut (the literal meaning of "olya" is "wet") but that is a pretty complicated recipe that will have to wait for another occasion.

Archive 2005-12-01 Nupur 2005

So in fact, what I ` ve done is Olga is always Olga Chekhova -- the film star is always Olga Chekhova throughout, and her aunt is always Aunt Olya because that was what she was always named -- named throughout the family.

The Mystery Of Olga Chekhova 2004

The author, Olga Lukas, compares this to a class she was in once with three Olyas besides herself and two Smirnovs, in which the poor physics teacher would say "Smirnov to the blackboard -- no, not that one, not Masha but Olya -- not that Olya, dammit, not Kuznetsova, the other one..."

languagehat.com: FROM BEE TO GAZETTE. 2004

Olya grew up, however, and went to the high school — “and how well she did, how good she was at her lessons; she won the silver medal when she left” (at this point, of course, prolonged weeping).

A Raw Youth 2003