Polina BykovskayaJapanese / English → Russian
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Japanese literature · manga · young adult fiction

Polina Bykovskaya

Translator and linguistic localization specialist

I preserve the author’s voice, cultural context, and character identity, turning the source text into precise, natural Russian copy ready for editorial work.

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120+
translated and adapted materials
500+
slides across five major projects
100%
of deadlines met; several projects completed early
TUFS
academic exchange at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Polina Bykovskaya in a Japanese garden
Japan, 2026language · text · culture

01 / Commercial experience

A complete workflow for translated content

From source-text analysis and terminology research to proofreading, layout adaptation, and publication-ready visuals.

May 2024 — June 2026

Alfasigma Rus LLC

Translator and linguistic localization specialist · project-based contractor

More than 120 medical, training, and business materials, including presentations, posters, tables, charts, and videos.

01

Translation

Primary workflow EN → RU, with selected JP → RU materials.

02

Linguistic adaptation

Text blocks, tables, captions, and visual elements adapted while preserving structure and brand style.

03

Editorial quality control

Source comparison, consistent medical and pharmaceutical terminology, and incorporation of expert revisions.

04

Reliability

Every deadline was met. NDAs, commercial confidentiality, and personal-data requirements were integral to the workflow.

02 / Selected projects

Literary translation and digital work with Japanese text

012026 · excellent

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders

A comparative translation study based on an approximately 10,000-character excerpt from Soji Shimada’s detective novel.

  • Japanese original, my own translation, and the published Russian translation.
  • Lexical, grammatical, and syntactic transformations.
  • Culture-specific references, non-equivalent vocabulary, and translation errors.

“The paper is clearly structured, written in proficient academic language, and fully conforms to academic-writing standards; the linguistic analysis is of a high level. There are no substantive comments.”

95/100 · excellentSupervisor’s reviewRead the review

Honkaku mystery / Japanese → Russian

022025 · excellent

Chaos;Head Noah

A tool for automatically extracting Japanese text from the prologue of a visual novel.

  • Workflow design for extracting text from a visual source.
  • AI services and prompt engineering applied to a linguistic task.
  • Preparation of the extracted material for analysis and subsequent translation.

03 / Education

Language as both a system
and a lived practice

June — August 2019

Language foundation

Kanrin Japanese Language School

Intensive Japanese-language study in an immersive environment.

2022 — 2027

Degree programme

Russian State University for the Humanities

45.05.01 Translation and Translation Studies. Interlingual and Intercultural Communication (Japanese). Institute of Linguistics, Department of Oriental Languages.

October 2024 — January 2025

Academic exchange

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

ISEP exchange student.

  • Integrated Japanese
  • Advanced Academic Writing
  • Academic English

Scores of 80+ in each listed course at TUFS.

04 / Expertise

Editorial precision, language,
and visual form

Languages

Russian
native
English
C1
Japanese
continuing studies, approximately N3–N2; JLPT not taken

Editorial work

  • Spelling, punctuation, and style
  • Source-text comparison and terminology control
  • Vertical Japanese text and furigana
  • Character voice and colloquial contractions
  • Translator’s notes and justification of translation choices

Tools

  • Microsoft Word
  • Google Docs
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Vegas Pro
  • Text-to-Speech
  • AI services
  • Prompt engineering

Dictionaries and sources

The Great Japanese–Russian Dictionary edited by N. I. Konrad, Daijirin — 大辞林 (Daijirin), and The Comprehensive Dictionary of the Japanese Language — 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten).

Polina Bykovskaya travelling independently in Japan
Japan · independent routes · cultural practice

05 / Cultural practice

Japan is not only an object of study, but part of my life

Four trips and dozens of independent routes: from Tokyo and Kyoto to Okinawa, Kagoshima, and Koya-san. On Koya-san, I stayed at a Buddhist temple. My next goal is to climb Mount Fuji.

I have also travelled in China, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and Estonia. In Russia, I am especially fond of Saint Petersburg.

06 / Contact

Ready for a translation test and editorial collaboration

Moscow · 10 October 2002 · 23 years old · married

Emailpolinabik@gmail.comPhone+7 965 296-58-08Telegram@hana_asumiDocumentDownload PDF CV