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Since 1995 AATIA's Russian Special Interest Group has met
occasionally to
hone translation skills and exchange news of the field.
Participants receive a short passage to
translate before the meetings, where they analyze the text, the problems it raises, and possible
solutions. The translating direction alternates (Russian > English one
session,
English > Russian the next), and the original texts come from a range of nontechnical sources.
Members also bring questions arising from work assignments and share reference finds and
computer expertise.
Published professional translators, relative newcomers to the practice,
and others who simply want to maintain their college Russian but don't translate for a
living all find challenge, learning, and enjoyment in the process.
Resources
Russian Speakers'
Society of Austin
This association includes Austinites and visitors to Austin who
come from the former Soviet Union, as well as anyone interested in
this area.
Alexander Palace Time
Machine
Sights and sounds of St. Petersburg's Alexander's Palace, home to Tsar Nicholas and
Tsarina Alexandra before their Siberian exile.
Central Europe
Online
Latest news and reports from Central and Eastern Europe.
Dazhbog's
Grandchildren
Despite some viewing difficulty (try printing the pages with flashing text), a fascinating
site, especially the page on mythological origins of Russia and Russians.
Friends &
Partners
English and Russian text versions. Wide-ranging links to all sorts of
resources. Directions for russifying browsers.
Downloadable Cyrillic fonts.
Little Russia in San
Antonio, Texas
Attractive folk-art motif for site with a variety of interesting and useful
information and links (formerly called
Little Russia in San Antonio, Texas).
REENIC. The UT-Austin Russian and East European Network
Information Center
Links conveniently organized by subject and country, covering the former USSR and Eastern
Europe.
REESWeb
Russian & East European Studies, University of Pittsburgh.
Exhaustive list of excellent
research-oriented links.
Royal Russia
History of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian monarchy, sponsored by the
Imperial Russian Historical Society.
Russia Today
Daily digest of news articles from Russian print media emphasizes politics, but also
contains feature articles.
Russian
Dictionaries
A site containing more than 100 dictionaries and glossaries, general and specialized, including "uncensored" glossaries of slang.
Russian
Icon Gallery
A site containing a gallery with more than 80 Russian
icons and another gallery with images from Russian art of the 19th and
20th century.
St. Petersburg
Times
Lively Russian-originated site with on-line version of the English-language St.
Petersburg Times, some Russian-language material, and links to other Russian sites.
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