Russia: Translators Associations in the country of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky

Russia is one of the most historically powerful nations in the world. Either as the tsar’s empire or as the centre of a union of republics, the largest country on the planet has always been hard to ignore. Russia is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. The country has part of its territory in Asia and the other part in Europe. Its culture, particularly in classical music and in literature, is one of the most relevant worldwide. The population of Russia is of around 143 million people.

Lexis estimates there are at least 2 national translators associations in Russia.

One of the most important interpreting and translation associations in the country is NLT. Another Russian translators association is the one that concerns both practitioners and theorists of translation, UTR.

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