A note to English-speaking readers

[anton_nossik]

It had been brought to my attention, that some of my comments, carried on Tuesday by a Russian online daily called Izbrannoe, drew immense criticisms from many American LJ readers and users, who were never given a chance to read them in the first place. Some were basing their impressions on a machine translation, and others, even worse, on a

Comments

[dolboeb]

No, I did not. The interview was not done in English.

[tramvayzhe]

"ничтожное меньшинство посредством шантажа пытается привлечь к себе внимание"
ай-ай-ай, врать нехорошо!

[thevelvetsun]

Are you aware that Russian users are saying you DID say the word 'blackmail'? Just because you didn't say it in English doesn't mean you didn't say it. The audio of your interview is now available and Russian users can clear this up for us once and for all.

[montyzdog]

It's not surprising at all. I can not translate his nik 'dolboeb' but in Russian this is an obscene four-letter word. Clearly he had hoped from the very beginning that a lot would be 'lost in translation'

[kamilo]

He used. 100% В условиях начавшегося шантажа у компании связаны руки - (word to word) In conditions of started blackmail company's hands are tied.

[mishanya]

Yes, he did.