04.12.2022
"Learning the language of international political documents: the UN Charter", Natalia Rodoman
Today our column features a reading material meant for educational rather than entertaining purposes and highly recommended to those who: - want to understand and interpret UN resolutions without the help of Internet publics and translation services, - write and translate socio-political documents at work.
The textbook by Natalia Rodoman, published by Moscow State Institute for International Relations, was originally intended for 2nd-3rd year students. As a result, it is conveniently divided into a series of small texts (each followed by a list of useful terms and phrases with translations and comments) and a collection of exercises. Also, it contains texts of the UN's fundamental documents for parallel reading in Russian and English.
The author also comments on the proper choice of words and grammatical constructions for international political documents. Therefore, the book will help you to give weight and gravitas to your own documents – all within the boundaries of the appropriate writing style.