Matveev S.R. A Walk with Saint Simon, or Notes about Problems of the Scholarly Translation [Digital resource] // Vox medii aevi. 2018. Vol. 1(2). P. 160–170. URL: https://voxmediiaevi.com/vol-2-matveev
DOI: 10.24411/2587-6619-2018-00008

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Sergei Matveev

Candidate of Sciences (Phylosophy), Senior Research Fellow of Poletayev Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities; National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (Moscow)
smatveev@hse.ru.

A Walk with Saint Simon, or Notes about Problems of the Scholarly Translation

The text considers the problem of the scientific translation in social sciences and humanities on the example of the Russian issue of the book A Global History of Modern Historiography. The text also reflects on issues of academic conventions and professional responsibility of the translators.

Key words: Historiography; Review; Scolarly Translation; Editing; Transliteration; Academic Tradition; Publishing.