Post by slavophile on Nov 17, 2005 4:38:40 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I just found this forum today, and it looks very interesting. 
I am not Slavic myself 
but have always been interested in Slavic countries, cultures and languages. I studied Russian in college and have worked as a translator for many years. The companies I've worked for translated Russian newspaper articles into English for publication in an American journal. Sadly, the journal is going out of business in January 
. I don't want to forget my Russian language skills or lose touch with what is happening in the Slavic world, so I thought it might be a good idea to join this forum. Does anyone know of any companies, anywhere in the world, that need Russian translators??
I have a question for native Ukrainians. Last month, the Lifetime TV network in the US showed a movie called "Human Trafficking." It was very informative and drew much-needed attention to this horrible problem. One of the main characters was a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl nicknamed "Nadia." But her full name was given as "Nadilla." Is that a real name in Ukrainian? I've never heard of it before... I always thought "Nadia" was the nickname for "Nadezhda."
Finally, are there any gymnastics fans out there? I was first drawn to Russia and other Slavic countries by their excellent gymnasts. My all-time favorite is 1985 World Champion Oksana Omelianchik (hence, my e-mail address). I've done interpreting at gymnastics competitions, and used to go to Moscow twice a year for Russia's national championships. I hope the new leadership of the Russian Gymnastics Federation will be able to revive the program. I think it's terrible that so many coaches have left Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, etc. for the West. Sure, the American team has benefited from this - the current US champion, Nastia Liukin, is the daughter of 1998 Olympic silver medalist Valery Liukin of Kazakhstan. But I'd rather see all the Slavic talent remain in the Slavic countries.
Slavophile
I am not Slavic myself 
but have always been interested in Slavic countries, cultures and languages. I studied Russian in college and have worked as a translator for many years. The companies I've worked for translated Russian newspaper articles into English for publication in an American journal. Sadly, the journal is going out of business in January 
. I don't want to forget my Russian language skills or lose touch with what is happening in the Slavic world, so I thought it might be a good idea to join this forum. Does anyone know of any companies, anywhere in the world, that need Russian translators??I have a question for native Ukrainians. Last month, the Lifetime TV network in the US showed a movie called "Human Trafficking." It was very informative and drew much-needed attention to this horrible problem. One of the main characters was a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl nicknamed "Nadia." But her full name was given as "Nadilla." Is that a real name in Ukrainian? I've never heard of it before... I always thought "Nadia" was the nickname for "Nadezhda."
Finally, are there any gymnastics fans out there? I was first drawn to Russia and other Slavic countries by their excellent gymnasts. My all-time favorite is 1985 World Champion Oksana Omelianchik (hence, my e-mail address). I've done interpreting at gymnastics competitions, and used to go to Moscow twice a year for Russia's national championships. I hope the new leadership of the Russian Gymnastics Federation will be able to revive the program. I think it's terrible that so many coaches have left Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, etc. for the West. Sure, the American team has benefited from this - the current US champion, Nastia Liukin, is the daughter of 1998 Olympic silver medalist Valery Liukin of Kazakhstan. But I'd rather see all the Slavic talent remain in the Slavic countries.
Slavophile
