Curiously, Vasya (short for Vasiliy) can be a short form of girl's name Vasilisa (though it's rare). I can't recall any mention of divorce apart from school Li

Curiously, Vasya (short for Vasiliy) can be a short form of girl's name Vasilisa (though it's rare). I can't recall any mention of divorce apart from school Literature course when I was in school in the 90s (most of material was inherited from the Soviet times). Knowing how Soviet editorial policies worked, I'm assured the editors considered mentioning divorces or non-married parents as seeding wrong attitudes and thus inappropriate for kids.