Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

Kyivlyanka (киевлянка): The Word You Cannot Translate

Language is not only about grammar or vocabulary lists. Sometimes, one word carries a whole city, a woman, a memory, a generation. That is the case […]

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• 27.09.2025 • 4 min read

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September 2025

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Sep 1, 2025

Just Mercy in Translation: Justice, Meaning, and the Cultural Code of Language

By Tymur Levitin — founder, director, and lead educator at Levitin Language School🔗 Choose your language👤 Teacher Profile – Tymur Levitin He was sentenced to die […]

August 2025

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect Aug 10, 2025

Why Translating the “Aeneid” Is More Than Words: From Virgil to Kotliarevsky

🔗 Choose your language: https://levitinlanguageschool.com/#languages🇬🇧 English Courses at Levitin Language School🇩🇪 German Courses at Levitin Language School🇺🇦 Learn Ukrainian A Journey Across Centuries and Languages When Virgil wrote the Aeneid in Latin over […]

May 2025

Translation Theory and Practice May 18, 2025

Understanding Realia in Translation: Cultural Nuances Across Languages

🟢 Choose your language: https://levitinlanguageschool.com/#languages What Are Realia? In the realm of translation studies, realia refer to culturally specific concepts that often have no direct equivalents in other languages. These […]

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