I need help to translate the message below that was just sent to me in a book. I took a semester of Russian History almost 30 years ago, but I have a doubt if this is "Russian" proper. I would like to know what it says and hopefully craft a reply in same tongue.

 

Thanks in advance for your assistance and pontifications.

 

Terror at Beslan Cover003.pdf

 

I've tried Google translate without any luck...this is making me crazier then an outhouse rat.

I don`t know much Russian but i think it means :

 

IF IT IS NOT YOU , THEN WHO

 

 

Let the Russian/Ukranian gang on the forum clarify this further if i m wrong.

 

 

Cheers

 

Igor

Igor, that would make perfect sense. Thank you.

Scott, translation confirmed from a native Russian speaker (me)

 

"If not you, then who?"

Confirmed.

Confirmed.

 

I asked to get this translated a while back and got no reply Anyone know

 

Maritime Chrnometer.

thanks Maksim

what do you think the bottom line means

Serial number.

thank you

Будьте уверены, он будет меня

 

 

Ted, a little correction, Anastasia just poitned out. GOST stands for Government Standard. kind of like ISO number...

Sounds like Rabbi Hillel's famous quote, “If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, then what am I? If not me, then who? And if not now, when?”

Which was actually the unofficial motto for my old unit (the bold-faced part).

I asked to get this translated a while back and got no reply Anyone know

 

 

seen one of these on pawn stars...

We can forgive you for killing our sons. But we will never forgive you for making us kill yours. - Golda Meir

 

Wojo

I didnt mean to hijack your post

 

thanks again

Wojo

I didnt mean to hijack your post

thanks again

 

No problems here. Russian Translation was the topic after all.

having so many Russian speakers on NJGF, we can keep this thread for anyone that needs Russian to English translation.