In December 1769, the decree on the establishment of the Order of St. George as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire was signed by Empress Catherine the Great. It was pointed out that the order should not be awarded for the “noble race”, but for “special acts of courage,” that is, for personal valor. In modern times, the Order of St. George, abrogated in 1917, was revived; the statute of the order was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2000. Russian-Spanish translation conference concluded in Granada
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10.07.2019
The 16th conference on Spanish-Russian translation was held at the Faculty of Translation of the University of Granada on July 8. The conference was dedicated to the problems of interpretation and translation in the 21st century. The event was organized by the University of Granada in cooperation with the Moscow State Linguistic University.
Vice-Rector for International Relations of the University of Granada Dorothy Kelly, Director of the Russian Center and Dean of the Translation Department Enrique Cero Herville, and Head of the Department of Linguistics and Professional Communication in Law of the Moscow State Linguistic University Lilia Moiseenko had speeches at the conference opening.
Main issues of Spanish-Russian translation, theoretical and practical aspects of translation, non-standard decisions in difficult cases were discussed by representatives of Russian and Spanish universities. There was also possibility to exchange experiences and make contacts with well-established translators.
Presentation of Sergei Goncharenko book on poetry took place in the frames of the conference. The book explores 6 poems of Sergei Goncharenko and one poem by the Spanish poet Antonio Carvahal. The book was published with the support of the Russian Center and the Department of International Relations of the Granada University.
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In December 1769, the decree on the establishment of the Order of St. George as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire was signed by Empress Catherine the Great. It was pointed out that the order should not be awarded for the “noble race”, but for “special acts of courage,” that is, for personal valor. In modern times, the Order of St. George, abrogated in 1917, was revived; the statute of the order was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2000. 
“Moscow is a powerful city” 10.12.2019
There are not more than 10 actors and directors from Greece who were graduated from Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS). And there were no doctorates in art history. The first is to become Vasiliki Veltsista who is going to submit her thesis this year. Just after getting an MA in mechanical engineering and working as the lead engineer in Athens metro, Vasiliki came to Moscow, following irresistible interest in Russian theater and passionate dream to become a theater director.