Get professional English to Russian arts and culture translation services

MGIMO & MSAL alumni. 1 year studying at University of Potsdam (Germany). Experience gained within BIG4 and law firms. Specialise on written translations (RU-EN, RU-GER) of legal documents, though ready to contribute to the successful completion of a project in almost any sector.

I have been collaborating with the leading localization platforms such as Localization Lab, TranslatorCafe, Lionbridge etc. I have more than six years of progressive experience in translation, proofreading, editing on Smartcat, Transifex and Memsource. Please contact me to get a reasonable translation quote.

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Prof Translations

PhD in Linguistics, I'm a professional English and Spanish translator

In 2018, I graduated from the St. Petersburg State University of Economics with a bachelor's degree in Linguistics. I majored in Translation in Economics and Finance. In 2020, I graduated from the St. Petersburg State University with a master’s degree in International Relations. I majored in Studies of the Baltic and Nordic Countries. Seeking a position of translator with organizations/companies engaged in international cooperation and external relations. I have the skills of technical/literary/scientific translation, business correspondence and document management, translation of contracts, text editing and proofreading. Proficient PC user (CAT platforms: SmartCat, MemSourse).

I am a freelance translator and electromechanical engineer with electrical engineering degree. Although I am native in English, I consider Russian to be my native language as well, since I am fluent in both of them. I can translate any kinds of documents, whether they are technical, legal, or medical/pharmaceutical. I also a big fan of playing online games, so I would be a good resource to localize video games or websites of any kind.

Proven skills in different fields of translation and proofreading.

Working freelance providing a translation and interpretation service to companies and individuals. My current activity is closely related to documents legalization, notarial certification, various marketing activities of companies, and accreditation of foreign companies in Russia including registration of representations in Moscow. Over the years of my professional activity, I have acquired invaluable experience in work with large volumes of documents and texts, as well as jeweler working with complex tasks and documents in Russian, English and German languages. That could be a good advantage for you and your project.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. True. But when it comes to medicine, legal issues, foreign languages, construction, plumbing - the list can be as long as the Milky Way - one has to rely on professionals. The people who do tasks on your behalf just the way you would do it yourself. I am your Pro in English-Russian, Russian-English translation.

Legal and commercial translations, private documents with verification, fiction, financial, technical (mining) translations, agriculture, footwear&apparel, advertising

I have been doing translations since 2006. I'm also running a translation agency, however that's a separate business, and you can be sure that all translations at smartcat are done by me personally. I am a certified translator, conference interpreter, engineer and Candidate of technical sciences (kandidat nauk). My language-related hobbies include etymology and comparative linguistics. * Yes, I do speak several languages. * No, I am not fluent enought in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Polish, Azerbaijani or Arabic to translate TO these languages, but I do understand them enough to translate FROM them.