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Topic: Cosmonaut name check
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 02-08-2005 03:38 PM
   
Hi,
I'm doing some research into the cosmonauts and can never seem to pin down the correct spelling of many of their names. I realise the Russians spell them one way, the Germans another and there will of course be the English version. Can anyone help me out with the English versions of cosmonaut names please??
Many thanks,
Nick. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 02-08-2005 03:43 PM
Nick,
A good indication is the Cosmonaut's name written in both Cyrillic ( Russian ) and English on the small name tag with blue letters worn on the Sokol spacesuit ...
PhilCo126@Yahoo.co.uk
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Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 02-08-2005 05:06 PM
On the Astroaddies Yahoo group website, there is a file which translates cosmonaut names into Russian and English.  ------------------
John Macco
V.P- Space Unit
Shady Side, MD. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 02-08-2005 05:27 PM
Thanks to both of you for your assistance,really useful.
Nick
Spaceman. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 02-09-2005 01:02 AM
Nick,If you want a complete comprehensive (MS Word) file, just e-mail me .... Mike |
eurospace
Member Posts: 2610
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 02-09-2005 08:03 AM
You may have a letter-by-letter transcription, or you may have a more phonetically oriented transcription. Both are valid approaches.Obviously the transcriptions are different in English, German, French or any other language. Those are indeed, well, other languages ...... if you are English spoken, you might want to use a transcription into English. The opposite problem exists as well: European names transcribed into Cyrillic letters and then transcribed back without checking the spelling. I have seen frightening examples of this lack of scrutiny and research, in particular in this legendary Matson publication of "Cosmonautics". If ever you encounter strange cosmonaut names like Kretin, Fibeck, Tonini, Bodrie, Yen or Germaszewski, that's what you got .... maybe this is a good trivia question - who is it really? ;-) ------------------
Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany
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