writing Russian addresses in English

[Avram Lyon]

I should note that, as I believe was noted on SEELANGS some months
ago, the Russian postal system has in fact switched to the Western
ordering of addressee information; that is, the top line is now the
recipient, and the bottom line is now the country name. See
http://www.russianpost.ru/rp/servise/ru/home/postuslug/rule_adress for
the current details.

Avram Lyon

2010/6/11 David Powelstock <powelstock at brandeis.edu>:
> Well, if they're going to use the address to send a letter to the reference,
> it best be in the format that would reach the recipient, no? All the
> department needs to understand is how to copy it onto an envelope. Form
> follows function. I recommend keeping the Russian format, but
> transliterating it. The Russian postal system is very used to dealing with
> Latin transliteration. If you're worried about its looking funny to whoever
> will be processing your application in England, you might consider adding a
> parenthetical note for their benefit, e.g. "(address in Russian postal
> format)."
>
> Cheers,
> David (Powelstock)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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 6:45 PM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] writing Russian addresses in English
>
> Since the university I am applying to is British, I think the reason for
> providing the address, email and phone number of my references is so they
> can be contacted if necessary. Therefore, the address needs to be in a
> format that Brits would understand. The department I am applying to has
> tutors in Russian, but I think the application will first end up in the
> generic languages department that runs the translation programme.
>
> Further thoughts?
>
> Stephanie
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> On 11 June 2010 23:22, Paul B. Gallagher <paulbg at pbg-translations.com>wrote:
>
>> Stephanie Briggs wrote:
>>
>>  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)?
>>>
>>
>> If your purpose is understanding (your recipient needs to know what the
>> address says), then give it as expected in your target language and
> dialect.
>>
>> If there's a chance your reader will use the address on an envelope for
>> correspondence, give the address that will work in the international mail
>> system. In this particular case, I suspect a Slavic department will
>> understand what it means and why you have done this.
>>
>> --
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>> --
>> Paul B. Gallagher
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>> "Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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>>
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