отдел образования администрации муниципального образования
English translation: Department of Education, Administration of Municipal Education of Kolsky Rayon, Murmansk Oblast
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11:38 Apr 20, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Certificate Stamp
Russian term or phrase:отдел образования администрации муниципального образования
На штампе к справке написано:
Муниципальное образование
Отдел образования администрации муниципального образования Кольский район Мурманской области
Department of Education
Administration of Kolsky District
Murmansk Region
Explanation: Department of Education, Administration of Municipal Education of Kolsky Rayon, Murmansk Oblast
that is the correct way to translate a name of a government authority
or:
Kolsky District, Murmansk Region; however i`d prefer the former version
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rajon
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i usually transliterate the names like Oblast and Rajon, maybe it is a matter of taste;
Муниципальное образование = municipal UNIT, you are right!
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see f.e. here:
In the now-dissolved Soviet Union, oblasts were one of the types of administrative divisions of the union republics. As any administrative units of this level, oblasts were composed of districts (raions) and cities/towns directly under oblasts' jurisdiction.
если вы имеете в виду 1) Кольский район в городе N., то, по-моему, стоит оставить его как Kolsky District (по аналогии с напр. Oktyabrsky District). А если район в г. Кола, то - a district in the town of Kola. Опять же, мне кажется более удобопонятным переводить Кольский район - административная единица и российская реалия - как Kola Raion, а вот Кольский район в городе Энске - Kolsky District.
My preference is for District/Region. Although I know quite a few folks that use 'oblast', and that's fine, not a big deal really. I have never seen anyone using 'rayon' though. It all boils down to the target audience I'm guessing. If it were part of the address on an envelope where you'd expect Russian mail workers to try and make sense of it, then yes, by all means leave oblast in there. On an official stamp, however, we want the reader to actually understand exactly what authority issued the document. Hence, in my opinion, oblast in this instance needs to be translated.
- Oblast используется, вероятно, для различения от региона (субъекта федерации);
- обратите внимание на склонение - муниципальное образование Кольский район, т.е. К.р. здесь имя собственное;
ср.: В соответствии с Законом Мурманской области "О статусе, наименованиях и составе территорий муниципального образования Кольский район и муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав" от 29.12.2004 № 577-01-ЗМО, муниципальное образование Кольский район наделено статусом муниципального района. http://www.kola.murmansk.ru/region/municipal/kola/
- считаю, что образование 1 и 2 - две большие разницы (к сожалению, мой спонтанный ответ был неверен);
- last but not least: интересно, почему District / Raion Kolsky (а не Kola), но Murmansk Oblast (а не Мurmanskaja O.) ?
Hi Roman. I have been translating these type of certificates forever. :) I would definitely use words "Region" & "District", but not "Oblast" & "Rayon" because they are not geographical names. As far as for the rest, then I would agree with you, in this case "... муниципального образования... " is not an entity, or a unit. I believe it is related to education. ....Just my humble opinion. :)
1) i would still advocate "raion" (note the fancy new spelling :) ) in order to avoid confusion with a "federal district";
2) the whole term i would call "administration of municipal unit ("formation" just doesn`t appeal to me) Kolsky Raion (or District)", because presumably, although here the unit has been formed within the boundaries of the existing administrative district, it is not always the case // Kolsky Raion/District is the proper name of the municipal unit (entity, formation or how you choose to call it)
http://www.rg.ru/oficial/doc/federal_zak/67-fz-1.shtm
[..] 1. Настоящим Федеральным законом определяются основные гарантии реализации гражданами Российской Федерации конституционного права на участие в выборах и референдумах, проводимых на территории Российской Федерации в соответствии с Конституцией Российской Федерации, федеральными законами, конституциями (уставами), законами субъектов Российской Федерации, уставами муниципальных образований.[..]
vs http://www.democracy.ru/english/library/laws/bg_law_eng/page...
1. A referendum of the Russian Federation, a referendum of Subject of Russian Federation, a local referendum shall be announced and held as and when prescribed, respectively, by the Federal Constitutional Law «On the Referendum of the Russian Federation», this Federal Law, a law of the Subject of Russian Federation, a charter of the municipal unit.[..]
just found a delectable example: "Administration for the municipal unit of Syktyvkar-city"; however, i still reckon m. unit is fine here; see reference
Нужен устоявшийся аналог этому обороту в практике перевода образовательных справок на английский язык. Очень много вариантов.
С "отделом образования" все ясно. А вот с "администрацией муниципального образования" не совсем. Предлагают то municipal formation, то entity, то organisation, то authority. Municipality, я так понимаю, здесь будет иметь другое значение (муниципалитет - что явно не одно и то же).
Department of Education, Administration of Municipal Education of Kolsky Rayon, Murmansk Oblast
Explanation: Department of Education, Administration of Municipal Education of Kolsky Rayon, Murmansk Oblast
that is the correct way to translate a name of a government authority
or:
Kolsky District, Murmansk Region; however i`d prefer the former version
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rajon
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 57 mins (2011-04-20 12:36:04 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
i usually transliterate the names like Oblast and Rajon, maybe it is a matter of taste;
Муниципальное образование = municipal UNIT, you are right!
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see f.e. here:
In the now-dissolved Soviet Union, oblasts were one of the types of administrative divisions of the union republics. As any administrative units of this level, oblasts were composed of districts (raions) and cities/towns directly under oblasts' jurisdiction.
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Муниципальное образование здесь явно не education.
Asker: Кольский район - Kolsky District.
Asker: Я вот подумал. Вот в той же Википедии уже есть статья о Кольском районе на английском языке под названием Kolsky District. Допустим, имеется в виду Кольский район в ГОРОДЕ. а если речь идет о районе в городе КОЛА. Тогда что?
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +3
