Aleksandra Konovalova

Languages

Mother tongue

Russian

Translates from

Finnish

Translates to

Russian

Other language skills

English, French, Swedish

Education

Academic degree

Bachelor, Saint Petersburg State University, 2014 (Finnish language)
Master, Saint Petersburg State University, 2016 (Applied Linguistics)

Additional subject-specific studies

Summer course in Finnish language, University of Tampere, 3 weeks, 2012
Courses in the Finnish literature and the Finnish language

Exchange studies, University of Helsinki, Spring semester, 2013
Subjects:
– Finnish Phonetics and Morphology
– Colloquial Finnish
– Finnish literature

A Course for Beginning Literary Translators, FILI, Helsinki, 21. – 31.8.2017
Seminars on Finnish literature and translation of poetry, short stories and novels
Instructor: Stefan Moster

A Seminar for Finnish language teachers and interpreters, Narva College of the University of Tartu, Narva, 19. – 21.04.2018, 1 ECTS
Lectures on literary translation, interpreting and teaching processes
Lecturers: Johanna Vaattovaara, Erja Tehnonen-Lightfoot, Miska Rantanen, Hanna Westerlund, Önne Kankainen, Saara Pääkkönen

FILI Fellowship-program, FILI, Helsinki, 24. – 26.10.2018
Lectures on Kotus-dictionaries, translator tools and Finnish literature and comics
Lecturers: Klaas Ruppel, Antonio Parente, Natasha Vilokkinen, Päivi Koivisto, Kaisa Laaksonen, Kalle Hakkola

23rd Winter School, Lammi, 04. – 09.03.2019
Scientific seminar (linguistics, biology, mathematics)
Lecturers: Mikhail Kopotev, Mikhail Mikhailov, Jouni Tuominen, Tatiana Bubba, Jyrki Mäkelä, Asko Ellman, Heikki Tanila

Digital Humanities Hackathon, Helsinki Centre for Digital Humanities (HELDIG), Helsinki, 15. - 24.05.2019
Participated in an interdisciplinary research project
Group: “The Many Voices of European Parliamentary Debates”
The research question of the group: “The Past and The Future in European Parliamentary Debates”.

A Seminar on the translation of non-fiction, FILI, Helsinki, 26. - 27.08.2019
Lectures on the publishing of non-fiction, trends in Finnish non-fiction. Work with fellow translators. Lecturers: Aleksi Siltala, Pirjo Hiidenmaa, Urpu Strellman

FILI Fellowship-program, FILI, Helsinki, 23. – 25.10.2019
Lectures on Finnish literature and comics

Translations

Interests and specialisation

Fiction, Prose, Poetry, Literature for children and young people, Comics, Fantasy & science fiction, Non-fiction, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Art history, History, Language, Literature, Psychology

List of translations

Pokupka kolyaski. Limbus Press, 2015. Original title: Kärryä hankkimassa by Mooses Mentula. Genre: Prose. Published in the "V put'"-anthology. (Original title: Novelli palaa!)

Fingerpori iz Finlyandii. Komfederatsia, 2018. Original title: Fingerpori by Pertti Jarla. Genre: Comics. Translated several strips.

Voda. Kniga o samom vazhnom veschestve v mire. KompasGid, 2019. Original title: Vesi - kirja maailman tärkeimmästä aineesta by Laura Ertimo. Genre: Prose. Collaboration with other translators

Now translating

Riina and Sami Kaarla. Pet Agents-series.



I will be pleased to write reader’s reports.

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Updated: 24.10.2019