English translations of Russian-language court, civil registry and notarial documents, and Australian documents translated into Russian.
Russian-language documents come not only from Russia but from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other former Soviet states, and from Soviet-era archives. In Russia, family cases are heard by a justice of the peace (мировой судья) or a district court (районный суд), and civil status is recorded by the civil registry office, ZAGS (ЗАГС).
Every Russian name has three parts: given name, patronymic and surname, and surnames change form for women (Ivanov, Ivanova). Transliteration into English varies, so the same surname might be Yevtushenko or Evtushenko on two documents. Send your passport so the translator can take its spelling into account.
Soviet-era certificates name institutions and administrative units that no longer exist, and they may combine Russian with another language of a former republic. We translate the names as printed, not as they would be today. A divorce in Russia can be registered at ZAGS or decided by a court, and the two routes leave different documents; the translation keeps the title and issuing body exactly. Notarial documents carry a long certification text on the reverse with a register number, which is translated in full.
Documents from other countries keep their own court names, such as the specialised inter-district courts of Kazakhstan.
We translate Australian documents into Russian: powers of attorney, divorce orders, statutory declarations, police checks and company documents for use in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries. Receiving authorities frequently want an apostille or a translation notarised locally, so check with them before you order.
When an original certificate has been lost, ZAGS issues a repeat certificate (повторное свидетельство), which looks different from the original form. Either version can be translated. Notarised copies carry a binding note and a stamp across the stitching on the last page; scan that page rather than cropping it out. Court decisions are often supplied as certified copies with stamps added by the court, which are translated where they appear. If you hold documents from two countries, upload them together so names are spelled consistently across the set.
We translate what your documents say. We do not advise on their legal effect, and we cannot confirm whether a particular court or agency will accept them. Please check requirements with the receiving body or your lawyer.
Yes. Any document in Russian can be translated, wherever it was issued. If it also contains another language, tell us which one.
Yes. Soviet-era birth, marriage and court documents are translated as printed, including the names of institutions that no longer exist.
The patronymic is kept as a separate part of the name, exactly as on the document, in the order written.
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