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How Well Has Nabokov’s Poetry Been Translated?

The Translation Company Administrator — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:00:39 +0000

Nabokov was s a prolific poet and writer who was also bilingual and often translated his own poetry. Now, Dmitri Nabokov translates his work, though some have questioned his word choice and style of translation. Nabokov is best known for his book Lolita and Pale Fire. A movie was made based on the book first in […]

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Astronaut Learns Russian before Going into Space

The Translation Company Administrator — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:34:23 +0000

Even though the Space Shuttle is gone, it doesn’t mean that American astronauts have to find different careers or that American children have to give up their dreams. There are other nations going into space that are more than willing to give other astronauts a lift to the stars. However, for many astronauts, that means […]

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Moscow Library Shows Rumi’s Masnavi

The Translation Company Administrator — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:45:53 +0000

The week before Christmas, the Russian State Library unveiled a new acquisition: a Russian translation of the six volume set of the Masnavi-ye Manavi written by the Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi. The ceremony was held at the library’s Center of Oriental Literature, and was attended by various Russian academics and translators. […]

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Beer No Longer Considered a Soft Drink in Russia

The Translation Company Administrator — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:26:20 +0000

As of the New Year, beer is to be considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia. Before now, beer was only considered to be a soft drink, which could be purchased at basically any corner shop or from a street vendor and drunk on the way to work or even during a lunch break. Anything below […]

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Russian T.V. Star to Host U.S. Radio Show

The Translation Company Administrator — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:24:44 +0000

Oleg Frish has long been popular in Russia and the United States as a talented T.V. personality, radio show host, and singer. On January 12th, he will also be the new host of his very own radio show out of New York, and he could be the first foreigner to promote jazz, cabaret, and rock-n-roll […]

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Controversial Textbook Riles Russian Readers

The Translation Company Administrator — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:57:04 +0000

A new addition of a textbook that teaches how to speak Russian has made some Russian readers quite upset. The reason for their indignation is not that the book doesn’t teach Russian adequately, but that the stories used to teach the language seem to paint a bad picture of Russian’s in general. It’s not your […]

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