Clava Brodsky, translator, is a student of government and philosophy at the University of Virginia. Her interests include Plato's philosophy and modern theories of human rights. Nicky Brown recently gained a Masters Degree in Applied Translation Studies from the University of Leeds and now works as a full-time translator. Her interests encompass all of Russian culture with a particular passion for the works of Dmitri Shostakovich and the novels of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, as well as history, most particularly Russia in the 20th century and the role that women played during that time.
Nathalie Corbett is 37 years-old, and a (nearly) final year student of Russian. She lives in Leigh-on-sea in Essex with her long-term partner, Gary, and 2 cats, Hamish and Morag. Originally from Edinburgh, Nathalie loves running and gardening (preferably not at the same time), and is a great fan of Russian Literature.
Ashley Donnan graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2011 with first class honours in Russian. She now works as a freelance translator specialising in games localisation. In addition to Rights in Russia, Ashley does pro bono translation work for other organisations including the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre. Originally from Northern Ireland, she is currently based in London. Her professional website can be found here.
Graham Jones lives in Sheffield and has a lifelong interest in human rights in the Soviet Union and Russia. He was Amnesty International UK country coordinator for Russia and the Former Soviet Union for eleven years.
Natascha Kearsey graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a first class honours degree in Russian Studies and Linguistics in 2011. She is currently working as a translator / style editor for RIA Novosti in Moscow and studying part-time for an MA in Translation Studies with the University of Portsmouth.
Olga Kuzmina is a student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill specializing in Eastern European/Russian politics and Slavic languages and literatures. Originally from Moscow, Russia, she has spent a semester living in Prague, Czech Republic and served as a reporting intern at The Moscow Times.
with particular emphasis on Translating and Interpreting.
Lindsay Munford is a freelance Russian and Arabic translator based in New York City with her husband and young daughter. She holds a first-class honours degree in Russian and Politics from Durham University and worked for seven years as an analyst, translator and linguist team leader in the UK Government.
joined the International Secretariat of Amnesty International where she spent four years as a coordinator for Amnesty International’s representative office in Moscow. She is currently pursuing a course in NGO Management at Cass Business School, City University London. She has a BA in English Language from the Moscow State University.
Elisabeth Wright graduated from Queen Mary, University of London in 2007 with a BA first class honours in Russian. She is now a full-time mother and lives with her husband and daughter in Gravesend, Kent. | 
