Belarusan birth certificate question

[Kim Braithwaite]

You got it right, Paul. BTW, for my info, how do you translate личный in 
this context? Kim B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul B. Gallagher" <paulbg at PBG-TRANSLATIONS.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:30 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Belarusan birth certificate question


> Dear colleagues,
>
> I've been asked to translate a standard bilingual Soviet birth certificate 
> (second language: Belarusan) dated 1979, from Frunze District of Minsk.
>
> The data are supplied in Russian, and I've seen these forms a million 
> times, so the translating the certificate proper is no problem. However, 
> there's a rectangular stamp dated 1990 that's a little problematic. For 
> one thing, it's a bit illegible, as stamps are wont to be. But here's what 
> I think I see (data omitted to preserve client confidentiality):
>
>  Маскоўскі РАУС г. Мінска
> --------------------------
>    ВЫДАДЗЕННЫ ПАШПАРТ
> Серыя ________ № _________
> "__" ________________ 199_
> Асабісты № _______________
>
> So I figure the Russian equivalent would be:
>
>  Московский РОВД г. Минска
> --------------------------
>       ПАСПОРТ ВЫДАН
> Серия ________ № _________
> "__" ________________ 199_
> Личный № _________________
>
> Is this right?
>
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> Paul B. Gallagher
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