FW: Translating Lenin

[Michael Berry]

Can anyone help the person below with his query? Please reply directly
to him.
Thanks
Mike Berry,
Centre for Russian and East European Studies,
University of Birmingham,
Birmingham B15 2TT
Tel:  0121 414 6355 (direct line)
       0121 414 6347 (departmental office)
Fax: 0121 414 3423
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Durkan [mailto:rdurkan at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 11 July 2005 15:27
Subject: Translating Lenin

I am very interested in the cultural differences encountered in trying
to 
translate concepts from one language to another. Much has been written
about 
the problems in translating the Bible, particularly into the languages
of 
"primitive" peoples but I have not been able to find any studies of the 
problems encountered by Soviet linguists and philologists when
translating 
Lenin (not to mention Marx and Engels) into other languages,
particularly 
the languages of often pre-literate peoples of Siberia and the Soviet
Far 
North. Do you know of anyone who specialises in this area or could you 
direct me to any studies or other sources of information, please?

I would be extremely grateful for any assistance and look forward to
hearing 
from you.

Richard Durkan

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