Igor Korchilov
Igor Korchilov is a top-level Russian
conference interpreter who worked with
Mikhail Gorbachev from
1987 to
1990, a period that covered the
Cold War era.
Biography
He was an
interpreter for the General-Secretary and other top officials of the
Soviet Union for thirty years. He is the author of the book
Translating History: The Top Russian Interpreter's Twenty-Five Years on the Front Line of Diplomacy,
1997 which is a recollection of his time spent with
Mikhail Gorbachev and Western leaders particulary
Ronald Reagan,
Margaret Thatcher,
George H. Bush and his fellow Russian interpreter,
Pavel Palazhchenko.
He was born on March 3, 1941.
Translating History: The Top Russian Interpreter's Twenty-Five Years on the Front Line of Diplomacy, ISBN 0-68481-4188
See also
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Brigitte Andreassier-Pearl, UN Interpreter
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Jesús Baigorri Jalón, UN Interpreter
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Tuan-Li Diana Liao, UN Interpreter
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Pavel Palazhchenko, UN Interpreter
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Hossam Fahr, UN Interpreter, Christian Science Monitor*
Jeffrey Tao, UN Interpreter, Speaking at Babel*
The UN Chronicle: On Conference Interpreters*
United Nations Interpretation Service Website*Elisabeth Heyward, UN Interpreter, wife of
Dick Heyward*
Igor Korchilov BBC*
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Igor Korchilov Foreign Affairs*
Igor Korchilov Foreign AffairsBooks about interpreters and interpreting
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Interpreters at the United Nations: A History by Jesús Baigorri-Jalón ISBN 84-7800-643-5
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La interpretación de conferencias: el nacimiento de una profesión, de Paris a Nuremberg by Jesús Baigorri-Jalón ISBN 84-8444-055-9
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From Russian into English: An Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation by Lynn Visson, UN Interpreter ISBN 0875010954
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A Brief Guide to From Russian into English: An Introduction to Simultaneous Interpretation by Lynn Visson, UN Interpreter ISBN 0875010954
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Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises by James Nolan, UN Interpreter Hardbound ISBN 1853597910, Paperback ISBN 1853597902, Ebook ISBN 1853597929
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More Publications about Interpreting and TranslationRelated links
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International Association of Conference Interpreters AIIC*
The American Association of Language Specialists TAALS*
Monterey Institute of International Studies Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation
