I have a project that I would really need to get underway. It will involve work on someones part and lots of trust between us but I think it will be worthwhile in the end.

Amongst lots of religious texts and some Russian classics I have found my Granddads, hand-written in Russian, note pad. A Russian friend at work tells me it is poetry of a religious and secular nature. He cannot spare the time to translate it because poetry is notoriously difficult to translate successfully. My Granddad was Father Zachary Polakow, an academic writer and scholar who was persecuted for his views in Russia and eventually ended up as a Russian Orthodox priest in England. Which is, I guess, one of the reasons for me being here!

I cannot afford professional translation services so that is why it would involve work on someones part but, from past experience, I trust Mudcat members and count many amongst my friends. I would rather it be out in the open here so that there is no question of copyright issues should anything come of it either financially or lyrically!

Anyone out there fancy a try? I can scan in a couple of pages and email it. All I can offer is a share of the Kudos that comes out of it and, who knows, it may become a best seller :-)

PM me or just drop a post here if you have an interest.

Cheers

Dave