Vladimir Muravyov (translator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Vladimir Muravyov (translator)

Russian translator

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Vitebsk, Belarus

Date of Death: 10-Jun-2001

Profession: translator, philologist, literary scholar

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Vladimir Muravyov (translator)

  • Vladimir Sergeyevich Muravyov (Russian: ?????´??? ?????´???? ????????; February 12, 1939 in Vitebsk – June 10, 2001 in Moscow) was a Russian translator and literary critic.
  • He was awarded the Inolit Prize for Best Translation in 1987 (The Great Pursuit by Tom Sharpe). In 1976 Muravyov published a pioneering Russian article in the Soviet Union titled "Tolkien and Critics".
  • Together with Andrey Kistyakovsky, he made the first official, though partial, Russian translation of The Lord of the Rings, published in 1982 with an introductory foreword.
  • Muravyov continued the work after Kistyakovsky's death.

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