The Russian Diminutives in English Translation of the Novel by M. A. Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita"
In the article the problems of transfer of Russian diminutives in English are regarded. It is noticed that dimensional and estimated value of the diminutives are transferred in translation separately. The ways of transfer of dimensional and estimated value are described. It is noticed that the scale of semantic losses, which are inevitable during translation, can be different and it depends on the speech regime and presence of the general estimated presumptions.