History as Translation

Searching for Translation in the Traces of History

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  • Margarita Savchenkova University of Salamanca

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Savchenkova, M. (2026). History as Translation: Searching for Translation in the Traces of History. Translation Matters, 8(1), 1–9. Retrieved from https://ojs.letras.up.pt/index.php/tm/article/view/16665