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Are "господин" and "госпожа" acceptable words in modern Russian?
I would say господин/госпожа are very rarely used nowadays! I could only remember Что? Где? Когда? TV show as an example. In most cases when you say Mr./Ms. we say First Name + Patronymic.
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Are "господин" and "госпожа" acceptable words in modern Russian?
Nowadays, господин/госпожа are for sure acceptable, though one has to keep in mind - that these words are extremely official.
So during common conversation you should avoid these words. Господин/...
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Are "господин" and "госпожа" acceptable words in modern Russian?
Short answer: It is fully equivalent to Mr./Ms. nowadays.
Long answer: Господин/госпожа is a modern polite address, to be combined with the last name.
Господин Иванов!
A possible polite address ...
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