Maria Shtilmark
Interpreter Institute years: 1952-1968 1922 Born on 15 March in Moscow. Father was a journalist and her mother was a teacher of foreign languages. 1938 Finished School No. 4 in Moscow. Joined the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol). Enrolled in the foreign languages course “West” at the Special school of the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD). 1940 Completed the course and started to work as a translator. 1941 The information about her occupation in 1941–1945 could not be divulged. 1949 Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Philology. 1951 Defended a doctoral dissertation in philology. Started to teach at Lomonosov Moscow State University. 1952 Started to work at the Institute as an interpreter for foreign visitors. Called in when needed. 1958 Married the head of the Laboratory for Acoustic Research F. M. Sofronov. Moved in D1. 1968 No data after 8 November 1968.
