writing Russian addresses in English

[Sarah Hurst]

I vote for rearranging it into Western format. 

Sarah Hurst

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From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Stephanie Briggs
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:00 PM
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Subject: [SEELANGS] writing Russian addresses in English

Hi,

In applying to Portsmouth University, I have to provide 2 references. One of
them is a Russian professor in Yaroslavl, whom I have known for 11 years.

I am accustomed to writing her address in Russian, which is different from
the address format typically used in English.

The Russian format goes something like this:

Postal Code Number
City
Street and Apartment Number
Recipient's Name

My application form and references must be in English. How do I write her
address so that it is correct but doesn't confuse English speakers? Is it
just a matter of transliterating from Russian to English, say, "Prospekt
Tolbukhina" or "Yaroslavl", and leaving the sections in the Russian order?
Or should it be rearranged into Western format (Name, house number, street,
city, postal code)?

Many thanks,

Stephanie

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