gender in translation

[John Dunn]

In today's Independent there is an interview with Evgenij Chichvarkin, a Russian businessman, whom the Russian authorities are seeking to have extradited from London.  

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-whiz-kid-billionaire-who-says-he-cant-go-home-2038006.html

In the interview Mr Chichvarkin describes himself as a house husband, a term which someone has translated as муж-домохозяйка:

http://www.newsru.com/world/29jul2010/chich.html 

Incidentally, newsru.com also has an interseting article on ё:

http://www.newsru.com/russia/29jul2010/yo.html

John Dunn.
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