The Literalists' Fall: Andrey Azov on translation and political treason in the USSR

• Grant number: 21/00445-9
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): September 01, 2021
• Effective date (End): August 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Literature
• Principal researcher: John Milton
• Grantee: Marina Fonseca Darmaros
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this postdoctoral project consists of translating, analyzing and commenting on Poverjennye bukvalisty. Iz istorii khudojestvennogo perevoda v SSSR v 1920-1960-e gody [Fallen literalists. From the history of literary translation in the USSR between the 1920s and 1960s], with a view to publication by a university publishing house. The target audience is scholars and teachers in the fields of translation, philology, Russian language, literature and culture, censorship, international relations and history. (AU)