вызов изменений

English translation: Reason for Change

18:55 Oct 22, 2011

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop

Russian term or phrase: вызов изменений

I'm trying to translate the title of an article, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions. The title is:

Общество и государство в Интернете: вызов изменений.

I'm not quite sure I get the intention of "вызов изменений" in particular, so if native Russian speakers have thoughts on this, I'd be interested to hear. My best approximation so far is:

Society and the State on the Internet: The Challenge of Change.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts (explanations in Russian are welcome as well).

jellinek KudoZ activity Questions: 7 (none open) Answers: 0
Local time: 13:49

English translation:Reason for Change

Explanation:
"вызов изменений" stems from "вызывать изменения" meaning 3) а) Способствовать появлению чего-л. б) Служить причиной какого-л. явления, события. в) Порождать какое-л. ощущение, чувство, состояние. г) Добиваться появления чего-л. — http://www.slovopedia.com/15/194/1497811.html

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rns

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Summary of answers provided

3 +4

The Challenge of changes

erika rubinstein

4 +2

Reason for Change

rns

3 +2

A Call for Change

Judith Hehir

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

The Challenge of changes

Explanation:
это не русский, а калька с английского

по-русски было бы правильным сказать: трудности или проблемы

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Note added at 43 Min. (2011-10-22 19:39:36 GMT)
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К сожалению, русские авторы еще и не такое пишут...

erika rubinstein
Local time: 19:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

German

Notes to answerer

Asker: Да, я тоже так думал... Но стаьтя написана русским автором--вот почему мне казалось, что я как-то неправильно понял смысл.

Asker: @russtran09 - да, я оговорился, а просто имел в виду, что он урожденный носитель языка--т.е., он родился, вырос, и учился в россии.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

A Call for Change

Explanation:
Not knowing the content of the article, I'm really not sure. This, however, is my best guess. I think it's more idiomatic and has a title's ring about it.

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 13:49
Native speaker of: English

15 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Reason for Change

rns
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks! This was exactly the kind of explanation I was interested in. I just hadn't encountered the form of the phrase "вызов чего-л." before, and wasn't sure whether to interpret it as "a challenge," "a call for," etc. I wasn't familiar with slovopedia.com either, and it looks like a good resource. Thanks!

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