THE VERBAL PORTRAIT OF THE RUSSIAN TRANSLATOR IN PETER THE GREAT’S TIME

Abstract

The article proposes a model for compiling a collective image of a particular social subgroup according to their linguistic characteristics in a specific historical period. The object of the study is translators and interpreters in Russia of the era of Peter the Great, the subject of the research is their verbal portrait, built according to the petitioning documents they wrote. The texts of their petitions, dating back to the period from 1702 to 1722, were used as research material, deciphered to the article and introduced to scholars in history, linguistics and translation studies. The verbal portrait of the early 18th century Russian translator, which resulted from the historical study and linguistic analysis, expands the research field of the humanities by integrating different scientific paradigms and developing a historical approach to the concept of linguistic personality. The approbation of the model of making such a verbal portrait allows us to extend it to the study of translators from other chronological periods or to representatives of other social groups.