Welcome - Добро пожаловать
Welcome to my website!
My name is Harmen Schoonekamp and I work as a sworn translator Russian --> Dutch.
I built this website to share with the world what I have learned in the course of many years.
On this website, you can find words and phrases (some with sound files, the voice is from a native speaker of Russian), grammar, background information on the Russian language and much more.
My fascination with Russia began when I was still in high school in my hometown Zutphen (The Netherlands). During history classes we learned about the tumultuous history of Russia, the wars, the revolutions, the czars, etc. In my history book there were images of soviet era propaganda posters. I couldn't keep my eyes of them. Some of the letters were strange and exotic looking, while others were familiar. I decided that I wanted to learn this alphabet and the Russian language. During a trip to Amsterdam I bought my first ever Russian study book, "Russian in 3 months" at The American Bookstore. Many more would follow.
After high school I studied humanistics and Russian in Utrecht. I made several visits to Russia, to do volunteer work and for holidays. I have been mostly in Pskov, Saint Petersburg and Moscow.
Right now I work as a sworn Russian translator. I live in the city of Amersfoort with children Hidde, Wiebe and Merle.
I hope you enjoy my site. Please feel free to send me questions or suggestions regarding this site.
"Van dat, waarvan men niet kan spreken, moet men zwijgen.
О чём невозможно говорить, о том следует молчать.
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