Oladyi may be served with caviar, similarly to blini. Generally, the term "oladyi" in Eastern Slavic cuisines may also denote fritters made with other ingredients, e.g. potato pancakes (картофельные оладьи), carrot fritters (морковные оладьи), bean pancakes (оладьи из бобовых), rice pancakes (рисовые оладьи), summer squash fritters (кабачковые оладьи) etc. Syrniki (quark pancakes) may also be considered a type of oladyi. The Old East Slavic word "oladya" as a proper noun is first attested in 1470. As a dish it is first mentioned in "Domostroy", the 16th-century Russian book of household rules, instructions and advice. The word derives from Ancient Greek ἐλάδιον,
Russian given name connected to baptism ceremony: according to Christian tradition baptism presumes giving Christian name. Names were given according to special books - minei Месячные минеи, which described religious services, ceremonies for each day, including which saint to praise. Religious tradition dictated that children should be named in honor of a saint, praised on the day of baptism (Sometimes on birthday, sometimes any day between birth and baptism). Minei were extremely expensive, so some churches couldn't afford them. One possible solution was to use menologia (Месяцеслов, святцы) - calendars with brief listing of religious celebrations and Saints days. Minei were among the