Bella-Natalie Lukinova Bella-Natalie Lukinova i(A3276 works by)
Writing name for: Natasha Lukin
Born: Established: Moscow,
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Russia,
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Former Soviet Union,
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Eastern Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1992
Heritage: Russian
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Bella-Natalie Lukinova grew up in Sukhumi, north-west of Georgia. Her mother was a biology professor and her father was a journalist from Siberia. Lukinova studied medical research before working as a freelance newspaper and magazine journalist for publications including Pravda and as a television presenter, reporter and scriptwriter for Good Evening Moscow!. She visited other countries as a member of the Union of Soviet Journalists.

Lukinova wrote several non-fiction books in Russia, including The Eternal Remedies, which is about alternative medicine practices and co-authored with a doctor. Lukinova has taught Russian at Melbourne University, worked as a health educator for the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria in their community language programme and, as a member of the Australian Literary Translators' Association, she has interpreted and translated Russian works, including poetry.

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  • About Me In my educational background I have got two tertiary Degrees from Moscow Universities: Bachelor of Education and Medical Science, and Post-graduate Diploma in Journalism. I am also a holder of numerous Certificates in English language studies, including translation and interpreting. In 1992 I migrated from Russia to Australia, and soon after I enrolled and in 1994 successfully completed a special Course for Translators and Interpreters at the RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology). Later on, I have passed a number of exams to obtained my official professional accreditation with the National Australian Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) and been given an Official Seal to certify my translations.
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