CITS Holds the 13th International Symposium on Translating the Literatures of the CIS Countries

On December 10-11, 2025, the Caspian Higher School of Interpreting and Translation hosted the 13th International Symposium on Translating the Literatures of the CIS Countries. The event was held by the Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU), the Directorate of the CIS Language and Culture Core Organisation, together with CITS and FFL ASU with the support of ANO Institute for Literary Translation under the aegis of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

The participants of the event were distinguished experts-translators and interpreters: Ekaterina Pokholkova, Dean of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Olga Egorova, the Director of the Project Office for International Cooperation of MSLU, Aleksandr Sarkisyan, Tatiana Akilina, Yana Medvedeva, Begam Karaeva, Arzu Aliosmonova and specialists of CITS and FFL ASU.

The Symposium was organized to deepen knowledge about the languages and cultures of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as to discuss modern teaching and translation techniques. The participants considered a variety of aspects, including spirituality, eloquence, humor, translation of proper names in the literature, discussed the resources for the formation of professional translator competencies and translation experience learning through trial and error, analyzed the question Who evaluates the work of an interpreter?, and also discussed the role of artificial intelligence in the literature and poetry and the role of audiovisual translation as an opportunity for young translators. Aspects of translation from Azerbaijani, Russian, and Uzbek languages were also discussed at the Symposium. Literary translation professionals shared their translation and interpreting skills from Korean and Turkish languages.

Within the framework of the Symposium, MSLU and ASU professors and specialists shared their research and practical experience, which caused a lively discussion among the participants, who actively asked questions, shared their experience and suggested new ways to solve existing problems in translation and interpreting.

This event was a unique opportunity for experts from various fields of translation and interpretation to discuss topical issues related to the languages and cultures of the CIS countries. Such events play a key role in the professional development of future specialists and create an atmosphere promoting the exchange of knowledge and cultural traditions, which is certainly important in the context of globalization.

We express our sincere gratitude to all participants of the Symposium for their active participation, interesting ideas and constructive discussions. We hope that our cooperation will continue, and we will realize together new projects aimed at the development of languages and cultures.

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