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The Russian background
I have over ten years’ experience as an editor and translator. I originally began translating work in Russia, when I lived in Moscow after completing my degree (in Russian & English) at the University of Leeds. There I translated Russian government legislation for Ernst&Young, worked as a newsreader and reporter for an English-language radio station, and — the beginning of a long partnership — translated into English for editorial and audience research purposes radio programmes funded and run by the BBC World Service. Among these was a long-running soap opera, House Seven, Entrance Four. The BBC has now handed over control of the soap and its documentary programmes to the Independent Radio Foundation, a body it helped to set up, but its original aim in 1993 was to combine entertainment with education, with characters trying to cope with the changing economic, social and legal realities of Russia.

Back from the USSR
Following my return to the UK in 1995 I worked for the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, now part of University College London. I was originally hired on a short-term (3-month) contract with a view to overseeing the publication of eight academic books vital for the School's standing in the Research Assessment Exercise. Following my success on this project, the School continued to employ me for a further five years. During this time I continued to work both on the School's own Occasional Papers and on its series Studies in Russian and Eastern Europe, jointly with Macmillan Press. For long periods I also managed the School's prestigious academic journal, the Slavonic and East European Review.

 recent moves
I left SSEES in 2000 to work for the Economist Intelligence Unit, where as soon as a vacancy arose I was promoted to Senior Sub-editor in the department covering eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, although I have also edited reports on countries in all regions of the world.

 targets
In the longer term I hope to marry my editing and language skills to my interest in and knowledge of web and computer technologies, perhaps in a wholly online publishing environment.

 weekends
In my spare time I enjoy woodwork (and am available for furniture commissions, although I’m not cheap); playing the piano and guitar; trying to bring my German up to speed; and growing raspberries.
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