Working languages:
English to Russian
Russian to English

Yelena.
Award-Winning interpreter and translator

United Kingdom
Local time: 16:26 GMT (GMT+0)

Native in: Russian Native in Russian
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A qualified DBS-cleared translator/interpreter (English-Russian, Russian-English). Chartered Linguist. Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (UK), Chartered Institute of Linguists and National Register of Public Service Interpreters (UK).

Winner of the Best Performance on an Interpreting Assignment Award - ITI-2018. 

Received a special commendation in ITI-2017 awards in the Industry Ambassador class.

A trained conference interpreter.
Holder of Degree with Distinction in English and German, Kostroma State University, Russia.


Holder of DPSI, a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting in English Law

Experience has included ad-hoc, whispered and simultaneous interpreting at business meetings, presentations, workshops, interviews, appointments etc, as well as telephone interpreting.

Extensive experience in written translation, proofreading and editing of contracts, manuals, brochures, certificates, etc.

Provided transcription and voice-over services for video documentaries and radio news packages.

1999 - present Provided language services to commercial and public sector clients, including:

UK Trade and Investment
BBC World Service
Red Bee Media, UK
Accenture, UK
Shell Information Technology International Ltd
Royal Shakespeare Company, UK
Fenwick Elliott LLP, UK
PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK
The Gleneagles Hotel
JCB, UK
Health Protection Agency, UK
Sotheby’s, UK

Areas of Expertise:

Business, Finance, Economics, Taxation, Legal, Media, Journalism, Advertising, Marketing, Market Research, Linguistics, Education, Human Resources, PR, Immigration, Fishing, Hotels and Travel, Cosmetics, Social Services, Courts

For more information about the services please visit www.talkrussian.com

2002-2004 Part-time Lecturer of English as a Foreign Language, Boston College, UK

1999-2001 Lecturer of English, Kostroma State University of Technology, Russia.

I've been featured in:

BBC Radio 2 | New
York Post | Daily Express | Irish Mirror | Kommersant UK | Angliya |
Business Courier | ITI Bulletin 
| The Guardian 

Book acknowledgements:

The Spy who was Left out in the Cold by Tim Tate
Dancing with Shadows by Adrian Churchward
Translation: A Guide to the Practice of Crafting Target Texts by Stella Cragie and Ann Pattison

Follow me on Instagram where I share my expertise and language news.
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Project History Summary
Total projects12
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Job type
Translation8
Interpreting4
Language pairs
English to Russian10
Russian to English2
Specialty fields
Law (general)2
Music1
Tourism & Travel1
Real Estate1
Cosmetics, Beauty1
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama1
Law: Contract(s)1
Medical (general)1
Food & Drink1
Other fields
Furniture / Household Appliances1
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting1
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