Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Опекунский совет
English translation:
The Board of Guardians
Added to glossary by
Laura Meyerovich
Jun 10, 2012 13:55
11 yrs ago
Russian term
Not a translator
United States
United States
Опекунский совет
Russian to English
Art/Literary
History
paper on 19 century finances of landed gentry "уплатить долг в Опекунский совет"
Board of Trustees sounds too modern. Guardianship Council?
Board of Trustees sounds too modern. Guardianship Council?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | The Board of Guardians |
Alexandra Schneeuhr
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| 3 +1 | Board of Trustees |
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Alexandra Schneeuhr
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Cyprus
Translation–Localisation–Transcreation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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The Board of Guardians
The Board of Guardians sounds to me more 19 century... the term was used in, f.eg., "Oliver Twist" book and movie(http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/oliver-twis...
...though I am not sure if the same term could be used in strictly financial context.
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-06-12 11:25:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Yes, опекун" or else "попечитель". Thanks a lot!
...though I am not sure if the same term could be used in strictly financial context.
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Note added at 1 day21 hrs (2012-06-12 11:25:14 GMT) Post-grading
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Yes, опекун" or else "попечитель". Thanks a lot!
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Mariusz Kuklinski
: Both trustee and guardians are right. I prefer guardians because of the Oliver Twist association. It's not a strictly financial context, rather a charitable one
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cyhul
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! I also prefer Guardians, because it is direct translation of Опекун"
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Board of Trustees
I think it sounds just fine.
"The orphanage expanded continuously and architects Domenico and Afanasy Grigoriev designed and built the Board of Trustees building facing Solyanka Street."
http://www.mieks.com/research/pelican-historic.html
Here's a picture on Wikipedia of the building in the 19th century: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moscow_Solyanka_19th_...
Description: "Moscow in the 19th century - Solyanka Street, the Board of Trustees building"
"The orphanage expanded continuously and architects Domenico and Afanasy Grigoriev designed and built the Board of Trustees building facing Solyanka Street."
http://www.mieks.com/research/pelican-historic.html
Here's a picture on Wikipedia of the building in the 19th century: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moscow_Solyanka_19th_...
Description: "Moscow in the 19th century - Solyanka Street, the Board of Trustees building"
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Tatiana N. (X)
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Discussion
Here, for example, is an excerpt from "Tales of the late Ivan Petrovich Belkin" (http://books.google.ru/books?id=w0YYAQAAIAAJ&q):
"Board of Trustees: This body was one of a series of institutions founded in the reign of Catherine II. While the chief duty of [i]opekunskii soviet[/i] concerned the welfare of orphanages and widows, it also undertook financial transactions like mortgages."
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Presidium Russian Academy of Medical Science, formerly the Board of Directors building (Moscow)
The Board of Directors or Guardians of the Foundling Home, the Opekunsky Soviet, operated the loan bank responsible for financing the Foundling Home.