Russian language
Translation from and into Russian
Documents issued before Ukrainian record-keeping changed over, documents from countries where Russian remains the language of official records, and material for international organisations.
How we work
Knowing a language and choosing which documents to handle are two different things. We work with Russian professionally, where a client's case genuinely requires it: certificates, diplomas and employment records issued in Ukraine before record-keeping changed over to Ukrainian; documents from countries where Russian remains the language of official records; court and inheritance material; and material produced by international organisations for audiences in the region. Our limits are not about the language but about the documents: we do not take on work that serves the aggressor state or helps circumvent sanctions.
Kyiv office and remote orders
Order at our office at 40/2 Volodymyrska Street, office 5, Kyiv, or remotely from Ukraine and other countries. Finished documents can be collected, delivered digitally or sent worldwide through postal operators.
What you can order
- Ukrainian documents issued before the changeover
- Birth, marriage and divorce certificates
- Diplomas, transcripts and archival study records
- Employment record books and service references
- Documents from Central Asia and the Caucasus
- Court judgments and case material
- Inheritance documents and powers of attorney
- Material for international organisations and missions
What you receive
- Names spelled as in the current international passport
- Old forms and stamps reproduced without guesswork
- Notarial certification or agency seal
- Work with archival and poorly legible documents
- The receiving institution's requirements checked first
- Remote handling
Frequently asked questions
Why does a Ukrainian agency work with Russian at all?
Because our clients' cases require it. Someone who received a birth certificate in the 1990s, a diploma in 2003 or worked under an old-style employment record book did not choose the language of those records — yet those are the documents they now have to submit to a Ukrainian institution or abroad. Here the language is a circumstance of the document, not a position taken by the agency.
Are there documents you decline?
Yes, and that is a question of substance rather than language. We do not accept work that serves the aggressor state, its structures or sanctioned persons, and we do not help circumvent sanctions. If a document raises doubts, the manager says so plainly rather than after payment.
Will a Ukrainian institution accept a translation of a document issued in Russia?
That is for the receiving institution to decide, and the rules on such documents have changed over time. We will not promise on its behalf: check with the institution whether it accepts the document at all, and only then does ordering a translation make sense.
The document is old and the stamp is illegible — what then?
Send us a photograph. We reproduce what is genuinely visible and mark illegible passages as illegible: inventing the text of a stamp or a number in a document destined for an institution is not acceptable.