Russian Translation Competition 2023
We are delighted to announce the annual University of 91直播 Russian Translation Competition for Year 12 and Year 13 students in the UK.
Thank you for your entries. This competition is now closed.
91直播 the competition
Students of Russian in Years 12 and 13 in the UK are invited to submit their translation of the original short Russian text below. Only one translation per student is permitted.
Text to Translate
Extract from Kseniya Kirillova, Oshibka Efrona, (Neukirchen-Vluyn: FRESH Verlag, 2023). Read about the novel .
鈥 袗 褉邪薪褜褕械 褌褘 锌芯褔械屑褍 薪械 褍械褏邪谢邪? 鈥 锌芯懈薪褌械褉械褋芯胁邪谢褋褟 小械褉械卸邪.
鈥 孝邪泻 谐芯胁芯褉褞 卸械, 胁芯谢芯薪褌械褉懈谢邪, 鈥 袣邪褌褟 薪械写芯褍屑械薪薪芯 锌芯褋屑芯褌褉械谢邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯, 褍写懈胁谢褟褟褋褜, 泻邪泻 芯薪 屑芯卸械褌 薪械 锌芯薪懈屑邪褌褜 芯褔械胁懈写薪芯谐芯. 鈥 校 屑械薪褟 褉芯写懈褌械谢懈 胁 袚芯褋褌芯屑械谢械, 褟 芯写薪邪, 褔褌芯 屑薪械 褌械褉褟褌褜, 褔械谐芯 斜芯褟褌褜褋褟? 携 褋褞写邪 锌芯 褉邪斜芯褌械 锌褉懈械褏邪谢邪 鈥 泻芯屑锌邪薪懈褟 芯褌泻褉褘谢邪 褎懈谢懈邪谢. 袧褍 胁芯褌 懈 锌芯锌邪谢邪. 袪械褕懈谢邪 褋写械谢邪褌褜 褏芯褌褜 褔褌芯-褌芯鈥 袣褋褌邪褌懈, 蟹邪胁褌褉邪 斜褍写械褌 芯褉谐邪薪懈蟹芯胁邪薪薪褘泄 胁褘械蟹写. 袩芯械褏邪谢懈 褋 薪邪屑懈, 褌械斜械 胁械写褜 蟹写械褋褜 褌械屑 斜芯谢械械 薪械斜械蟹芯锌邪褋薪芯, 械褋谢懈 褌褘 懈蟹 袗屑械褉懈泻懈. 孝褘 薪械 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁谢褟械褕褜, 褔褌芯 芯薪懈 褋 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褑邪屑懈 写械谢邪褞褌! 袨薪懈 卸械 褋芯胁褋械屑 斜芯谢褜薪褘械 薪邪 谐芯谢芯胁褍, 褉械褕邪褌, 褔褌芯 褌褘 褕锌懈芯薪, 鈥 锌芯 褌芯薪褍 袣邪褌械褉懈薪褘 斜褘谢芯 锌芯薪褟褌薪芯, 褔褌芯 芯薪邪 褎懈蟹懈褔械褋泻懈 薪械 褋锌芯褋芯斜薪邪 锌褉械写褋褌邪胁懈褌褜 小械褉谐械褟 褕锌懈芯薪芯屑.
小械褉械卸邪 褋 褌褉褍写芯屑 褋写械褉卸邪谢 褍谢褘斜泻褍 懈 褍卸械 褋械褉褜械蟹薪芯 芯褌胁械褌懈谢:
鈥 袧械 屑芯谐褍, 褟 卸械 谐芯胁芯褉褞, 写芯谢卸械薪 芯写薪褍 卸械薪褖懈薪褍 薪邪泄褌懈, 鈥 懈, 锌褉芯褌褟薪褍胁 袣邪褌械 斜褍屑邪卸泻褍 褋 邪写褉械褋芯屑, 褋锌褉芯褋懈谢: 鈥 孝褘 薪械 蟹薪邪械褕褜, 谐写械 褝褌芯?
鈥 袛邪谢械泻芯胁邪褌芯 芯褌褋褞写邪, 鈥 芯薪邪 薪邪 屑懈薪褍褌褍 蟹邪写褍屑邪谢邪褋褜. 鈥 协褌芯 斜谢懈卸械 泻 褑械薪褌褉褍, 邪 屑褘 薪邪 蟹邪锌邪写械. 袦械卸写褍 薪邪褕懈屑懈 褉邪泄芯薪邪屑懈 褋械泄褔邪褋 泻邪泻 褉邪蟹 褋褌褉械谢褜斜邪, 锌械褕泻芯屑 褌褍写邪 谢褍褔褕械 褋械泄褔邪褋 薪械 褏芯写懈褌褜. 袦芯卸薪芯 锌芯锌褉芯斜芯胁邪褌褜 芯斜褗械褏邪褌褜 薪邪 屑邪褕懈薪械鈥 小谢褍褕邪泄, 锌褉懈褏芯写懈 蟹邪胁褌褉邪 泻 屑械褋褌褍 褝胁邪泻褍邪褑懈懈, 鈥 胁写褉褍谐 锌褉械写谢芯卸懈谢邪 芯薪邪. 鈥 袩芯谐芯胁芯褉懈褕褜 褋 胁芯谢芯薪褌械褉邪屑懈, 屑芯卸械褌, 芯薪懈 锌芯屑芯谐褍褌. 袨写薪芯屑褍 褋械泄褔邪褋 谢褍褔褕械 薪械 褋芯胁邪褌褜褋褟.
鈥 袗 谐写械 褝褌芯 屑械褋褌芯, 胁芯 褋泻芯谢褜泻芯? 鈥 芯褌褉褘胁懈褋褌芯 褋锌褉芯褋懈谢 小械褉谐械泄, 斜芯褟褋褜 锌芯胁械褉懈褌褜 械褖械 芯写薪芯泄 薪邪写械卸写械.
鈥 校 褌械斜褟 械褋褌褜, 谐写械 薪芯褔械胁邪褌褜? 鈥 胁屑械褋褌芯 褝褌芯谐芯 褋锌褉芯褋懈谢邪 袣邪褌械褉懈薪邪. 鈥 袝褋谢懈 薪械褌, 锌芯褕谢懈 泻 薪邪屑 胁 胁芯谢芯薪褌械褉褋泻懈泄 褏邪斜, 懈 蟹邪胁褌褉邪 褍褌褉芯屑 胁屑械褋褌械 锌芯泄写械屑 薪邪 锌褍薪泻褌 褋斜芯褉邪.
摆鈥
校褌褉芯 芯斜写邪谢芯 胁械褋械薪薪械泄 褋胁械卸械褋褌褜褞 懈, 胁芯锌褉械泻懈 胁褋械屑褍, 薪邪写械卸写芯泄. 袦械褋褌芯屑 褝胁邪泻褍邪褑懈懈 斜褘谢 芯斜褘褔薪褘泄 写胁芯褉 褍 褋褌邪薪写邪褉褌薪芯泄 锌邪薪械谢褜薪芯泄 写械胁褟褌懈褝褌邪卸泻懈 鈥 泻邪泻 懈 写褉褍谐懈械 械泄 锌芯写芯斜薪褘械, 芯斜褉邪屑谢械薪薪芯泄 褉胁邪薪褘屑懈 褔械褉薪褘屑懈 胁褘斜芯懈薪邪屑懈. 袙芯 写胁芯褉 褋褌褟谐懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 谢褞写懈. 袨薪懈 锌芯褟胁谢褟谢懈褋褜 懈蟹 锌芯写胁邪谢芯胁, 褋谢芯胁薪芯 锌褉懈胁械写械薪懈褟 懈蟹 屑芯谐懈谢: 懈蟹屑褍褔械薪薪褘械, 懈褋褏褍写邪胁褕懈械, 谐褉褟蟹薪褘械 懈 锌芯褔褌懈 芯褌褔邪褟胁褕懈械褋褟. 袪褟写芯屑 褋褌芯褟谢 薪械斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 屑懈泻褉芯邪胁褌芯斜褍褋 褋 斜芯谢褜褕芯泄 薪邪写锌懈褋褜褞 芦袛械褌懈禄 懈, 薪械褋屑芯褌褉褟 薪邪 薪邪写锌懈褋褜, 芯薪 胁械褋褜 斜褘谢 懈蟹褉械褕械褔械薪 锌褍谢褟屑懈. 袩械褉械写 邪胁褌芯斜褍褋芯屑 褋褌芯褟谢邪 写械胁褍褕泻邪: 胁褘褋芯泻邪褟, 写谢懈薪薪芯胁芯谢芯褋邪褟, 胁 斜芯谢褜褕懈褏 泻褉褍谐谢褘褏 芯褔泻邪褏 懈 褕懈褉芯泻懈褏 斜褉械蟹械薪褌芯胁褘褏 褕褌邪薪邪褏 褋芯 屑薪芯卸械褋褌胁芯屑 泻邪褉屑邪薪芯胁. 袩芯胁械褉褏 褌械屑薪芯-蟹械谢械薪芯泄 胁芯写芯谢邪蟹泻懈 褍 薪械械 斜褘谢芯 薪邪写械褌芯 褔褌芯-褌芯 胁褉芯写械 斜褉芯薪械卸懈谢械褌邪.
The prize
The authors of the ten best entries will each receive a prize of a 拢25 Amazon voucher and an invitation to take part in a special Translation Workshop organized by the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of 91直播, involving French academics, Masters students in Translation Studies and alumni who work in translation-related fields. The Workshop will be held online in January 2024.
The judges
The translations will be read and judged by a panel of Russian experts from the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of 91直播.
How to enter
The competition is open to students of German in Years 12 and 13 in the UK. Please translate the text above by Kseniya Kirillova. Translations should be the original work of individual students and should be uploaded via the . You must complete the form AND upload your entry via the link on the form or your entry may not be considered.
Winners will be notified by Wednesday 13 December 2023.
A fair copy of the translation, based on the best entries, will be available on this website in January 2024. Unfortunately, we cannot provide feedback on individual entries.
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