The Tolmach (Interpreter) Service in Siberia: the Early Period of Colonization
A.A. Lyutsidarskaya
Keywords: colonization, dialogue, the contingent of interpreters ("tolmachi"), indigenous peoples of Siberia
Pages: 27-31
Abstract
For the first time in historiography the author brings up a problem of language translation services providing better communication between the peoples of the Siberian polyethnic region in the XVII-XVIII centuries. The interpreter (tolmach) service was a prerequisite of such communication.
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