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Translator Notes:
DeepL was primarily used to translate the majority of this piece of fiction, with edits to help make sense of the sentences that weren’t properly translated, along with some paraphrasings to help deliver the idea better in English. Huge thanks to author _Taiga_ (Ficbook, VK) and Kotan (Twitter, Instagram) for the help clarifying some of the Russian that did not translate well through the translator!
This chapter will be periodically edited to add future translation notes, however I will still include the additions alongside the chapters they're relevant to.
As the original text is in Russian please assume that they are still speaking in Russian by default. They are in the Soviet Union's territory and thus speak the language. The dialogue is only directly translated to English for ease of reading.
I did keep some words untranslated, particularly names. For example, “ Sovok ” is another name for the Soviet Union. It is said that the nickname originated from "СОВетский ОКупант" (SOViet OCcupier - Sovok/Sovoc) from the Polish and the Baltic states. Though nowadays it is used to describe people (almost usually with a derogatory implication) whose lifestyle and mentality is still that of a citizen in the USSR.
Aside from names, some words are transliterated from Cyrillic to add to "emphasis" to the meaning.
Added some accessibility updates to this fic by using workskins for ease of reading translations, all of which are coded by Simbeline! I love how liberal ao3 is with formatting.
Edit 04/02/2025
For transparency, only the first four chapters have been done with heavy reliance on DeepL for translation. Since Sunstorm07's addition to the team, she diligently translates the story from Russian to English.
Translation Team
Original Author and Consultant
Translator
Costolomik (chapter 1-2)
Sunstorm07 (Chapter 4 onwards)
Beta Reader
SnowSecretsHere (Chapter 7 onwards)
Editor
FrootyTooty
Some Amazing Art of the Work:
Drawing for chapter 5: https://twitter.com/Yarik62932592/status/1425760254738976775?s =19
Picture for chapter 14: https://twitter.com/Fill_ar/status/1537464274368483328?t=z4sYMEhaUhe6Go8aMbSrqQ&s=19
Picture for chapter 15: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQpzu7NnVKq/? utm_medium=copy_link
Picture for chapter 20: https://twitter.com/Felejer1/status/1412717281801539587?s=09
Picture for chapter 26:
Art of the RSFSR and the Third: https://vk.com/wall-206540640_1
Chapter 1 minicomic 18+
(part 1): https://twitter.com/RDHContent/status/1422718126219726850
(part 2): https://twitter.com/RDHContent/status/1422718225259843587