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Пробежка по вехам советской мультпропаганды

English translation: A gallop through the highlights

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Russian term or phrase:Пробежка по вехам
English translation:A gallop through the highlights
Entered by: David Knowles

08:29 Dec 17, 2006
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Russian term or phrase: Пробежка по вехам советской мультпропаганды
This is a sub-heading in an article on the history of the Soviet animated propaganda. The section announced by this sub-heading gives an overview of certain major periods and trends of the genre. It is often ridiculed and made fun of by the author, so I think it's important to convey a sceptical mood in translating "пробежка", for example.

I feel like 'overview' is just too plain for this article filled with irony.

And I also need your advice regarding "вехи".
Pavel Zalutski
United States
Local time: 14:47
A gallop through the highlights of Soviet animated propaganda
Explanation:
I was really looking for some alliteration, but I couldn't find the right words! "Gallop" here has an ironic tinge.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-17 09:54:50 GMT)
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Other choices here: a gallop through the archives/history.
You don't really need to retain веха because "gallop" implies that only the highlights will be considered.
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David Knowles
Local time: 19:47
Grading comment
I wish I could grade all answers! Kudoz has never been more helpful!

I admired Valery's 'wreck marks'. Yet I'm choosing David's 'galloping through the highlights' for the simple reason that I want to use easily recognizable, familiar words in the translation.

Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Traipsing through the milestones of Soviet animated propoganda
Henry Schroeder
3A gallop through the highlights of Soviet animated propaganda
David Knowles
3Scamper through the wreck marks of the Soviet animated propoganda
Valery Kaminski


Discussion entries: 2





  

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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Traipsing through the milestones of Soviet animated propoganda


Explanation:
If the author is being ironic and critical, then you could hint at this by translating "пробежка" creatively. Literally it would be something like a "run through the milestones" - similar to an overview.

"Traipse" could convey a lack of purpose or the translators unwillingness to view these "milestones" as achievements worthy of this description.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-17 09:30:13 GMT)
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I might add that "animated Soviet propAganda (spelled wrong in answer)" sounds better to my ear, but if "animated propaganda" is a fixed term, then Soviet could precede it.

Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 14:47
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  koundelev
24 mins
agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A gallop through the highlights of Soviet animated propaganda


Explanation:
I was really looking for some alliteration, but I couldn't find the right words! "Gallop" here has an ironic tinge.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-12-17 09:54:50 GMT)
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Other choices here: a gallop through the archives/history.
You don't really need to retain веха because "gallop" implies that only the highlights will be considered.

David Knowles
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
I wish I could grade all answers! Kudoz has never been more helpful!

I admired Valery's 'wreck marks'. Yet I'm choosing David's 'galloping through the highlights' for the simple reason that I want to use easily recognizable, familiar words in the translation.

Thank you!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Scamper through the wreck marks of the Soviet animated propoganda


Explanation:
Пробежка - это БЕГЛЫЙ обзор, traipsing тут явно misleading.
Предлагаю в отношении скептицизма поработать над вехами.

Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Local time: 21:47
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Native speaker of: Russian
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