# Task 1: Stylistic & Conceptual Glossary  

| Term                 | Proposed Translation          | Rationale                                                                                                       |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Lockdown             | Изоляция                      | Critical in-universe legal/punitive concept. Avoids "карантин" (quarantine) to emphasize judicial isolation.    |
| Vote-tampering       | Махинации с голосами          | Metaphorical phrase; literal translation ("подтасовка голосов") loses the systemic corruption implied.          |
| Covert mid-term inspection | Скрытая промежуточная проверка | Compound term requiring specificity about timing and secrecy to distinguish from routine procedures.           |
| Bone statue          | Костяная статуя               | Retain literal translation to preserve the visceral horror symbolism central to the scene’s thematic weight.    |
| Open and shut        | Явное дело                    | Idiomatic adaptation of "open and shut case" to Russian idiom, reflecting both literal and metaphorical closure.|
| Prefects            | префекты                          | Institutional title with established Russian equivalent; maintains bureaucratic authority.    |
| habitat | хабитат | In-universe technical term for a self-contained space settlement or orbital structure. In Russian, treat as a masculine inanimate noun (“хабитата”, “в хабитате”), declined regularly. |
| Chasm City             | Город Бездны       | "Город" is masculine; declines as masculine (e.g., Города Бездны).               |
| Glitter Band        | Блистающий Пояс                      | Central setting; preserves the utopian metaphor while adapting "glitter" to a poetic Russian equivalent. |
| whiphound | хлыст-ищейка | Brand-like tool. |
| Quickmatter         | быстрая материя                   | Semantic neologism; combines "quick" and "matter" to emphasize programmable material properties. |
| Polling core | ядро голосования | polling core |
| polling-core-analysis tools | инструменты анализа ядра голосования | Literal translation preserves the technical function without losing specificity. |
| servitor | сервитор | Established Russian SF term for robotic assistants; transliteration maintains consistency. |
| Conjoiner | Сочленитель | Key faction name. |
| Conjoiner drive | Двигатель Сочленителей | Techonlogy. |
| Beta-level (recoverable / invocation) | бета-уровень (инвокация) | "Бета-уровень" (masculine) denotes an imperfect digital copy of a human consciousness. "Инвокация" (feminine) is the specific term for invoking/querying this copy. Both terms are established in Russian SF translations. |
| beta-level recoverables | восстановимые данные бета-уровня | Clarifies the nature of simulated consciousness recovery. |
| Lighthugger | лайтхаггер | Standard transliteration for massive near-light starships. Treated as masculine inanimate noun ("лайтхаггера", "на лайтхаггере"), declining regularly like "компьютер". |
| Ultra | Ультра | Collective designation for lighthugger crews/faction; invariant noun form preserved across all grammatical contexts. |
| Exordium | Экзордиум | Transliteration for the future-predicting machine. Masculine inanimate noun ("Экзордиума", "в Экзордиуме"), declines regularly. Capitalized as a unique artifact. |
| Nonvelope | нонвелоп | Transliteration for stealth transport devices. Masculine inanimate noun ("нонвелопа", "в нонвелопе"), declines regularly. Retains the "non-" prefix implying negation. |
| Deep-system cruiser | Экспедиционный крейсер | "Крейсер" is masculine, declining regularly ("крейсера", "на крейсере"). Denotes long-range Panoply vessels. |
| Yellowstone | Йеллоустоун | Standard Russian transliteration for the planet name. Masculine inanimate noun ("Йеллоустоуна", "на Йеллоустоуне"), declines like other planetary names (e.g., "Марс"). |
| Pangolin shot | инъекция Панголин | Fictional drug; retain Latin script for proprietary branding. |
| Pangolin clearance  | уровень доступа Панголин    | Security tier with animal metaphor; "панголин" preserves the symbolic association.            |
| scarab | скарабей (медицинский имплант) | Retain symbolic term but clarify it refers to a neural device, not the insect. |
| Clockmaker | Часовщик | Direct translation preserves the entity’s thematic weight as a malevolent AI. |
| Weevil-class war robots | роботы класса «Долгоносик» | Class designation translated metaphorically ("долгоносик" = weevil) to retain menace. |
| Firebrand | «Огненная метка» | Translate the codename’s metaphorical intent (linked to covert ops). |
| Carter-Suff Spindle | Веретено Картер-Сафф | Translated "Spindle" to convey the structural metaphor of the location while preserving the proper noun's integrity. The term is critical for understanding the setting's unique architecture. |
| Lockdown | Блокировка | Standardized translation for habitat confinement contexts, balancing technical accuracy (as a security measure) with narrative impact. Chosen over "изоляция" to emphasize enforced containment. |
| Carter-Suff Spindle | Веретено Картер-Сафф | Treated as indeclinable proper noun. Gender assigned masculine by default per translation guidelines, though "веретено" is neuter in Russian. Structural translation preserves setting's visual metaphor. |
| Wildfire cases      | Дела «Лесного пожара»            | Metaphorical codename; quotes signal its in-universe significance as a crisis.                |
| Ursas               | Урсы                             | Fictional robot teddy bears; transliteration maintains brand identity.                        |
| Shell House         | Раковина                         | Key location; literal translation preserves the metaphor of secrecy and enclosure.            |
| The Eighty | «Восемьдесят» | Codename for a specific group of volunteers who underwent a fatal mind-upload experiment. Capitalized to mark its notoriety within the setting and avoid confusion with the plain numeral. In Russian, decline as a numeral-based proper noun (“Восьмидесяти”, “о Восьмидесяти”). No colloquial or derivative forms should be created; always preserve the codename form in all grammatical cases. |
| Sylveste Institute for Artificial Mentation (SIAM) | Сильвестовский институт искусственной ментальности (SIAM) | Использовать латинскую аббревиатуру). |


# Task 2: Grammatical Roster of Proper Nouns  

| Name                 | Recommended Translation | Gender | Declension Rule & Notes                                                                 |
|----------------------|-------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jane Aumonier        | Джейн Омонье            | f      | Feminine (explicit context: "her"). Declines as standard feminine surname.              |
| Dreyfus              | Дрейфус                 | m      | Masculine (default by rule; no explicit gender markers but character is male in source).|
| Aurora crisis        | Кризис Авроры           | f      | "Аврора" is feminine in Russian. Genitive case in compound.                             |
| Carter-Suff Spindle  | Веретено Картер-Сафф    | m      | "Спиндель" (spindle) is masculine. Compound name retains Latin script for fictional entity.|
| Thalia Ng | Талия Нг | f | Feminine declension (e.g., Талии, Талию). Central protagonist. |
| Dreyfus | Дрейфус | m | Masculine, declined as a foreign surname (Дрейфуса, Дрейфусу). |
| Sparver Bancal         | Спарвер Банкал          | m            | Declines as masculine (e.g., Спарвера Банкала).                                        |
| Gaffney | Гафни | m | Masculine, unadapted declension (Гафни, Гафни). Antagonist. |
| Panoply | Паноплия | а | Treated as feminine (organization name). |
| Ruskin-Sartorious Bubble | Пузырь Раскин-Сарториус | m | Gender follows "пузырь" (masculine noun). Key location. |
| Delphine Ruskin-Sartorious | Дельфина Раскин-Сарториус | f | Feminine; hyphenated surname declines both parts. |
| Aurora Nerval-Lermontov | Аврора Нерваль-Лермонтов | f | Feminine (Аврора); surname remains unadapted. AI antagonist. |
| Demikhov | Демихов | m | Masculine, standard -ов declension (Демихова, Демихову). Scientist role. |
| Clepsydra | Клепсидра | f | Feminine; derived from Greek water-clock term. Conjoiner character. |
| Pietr Chertoff | Петр Чертофф | m | Masculine declension. Name follows Slavic patronymic patterns; gender confirmed by male role in the narrative. |
| Devon Garlin           | Девон Гарлин            | m            | Declines as masculine (e.g., Девоном Гарлином, Девону Гарлину).                        |
| Chasm City             | Город Бездны       | m            | "Город" is masculine; declines as masculine (e.g., Города Бездны).               |
| Elysium Heights        | Элизиум-Хайтс           | m            | Compound proper noun; treated as masculine (объект) by default.                        |
| Lethe                  | Лета                    | f            | Mythological river; treated as feminine celestial body (астероид).                     |
| Ghiselin Bronner       | Гизелен Броннер         | f            | Declines as feminine (e.g., Гизелен Броннер, Гизелен Броннер).                         |
| Shell House (location) | Раковина                | f            | Тreated as feminine noun (раковина) despite English "house"; declines as feminine.     |
| Philip Lascaille | Филип Ласкаль | m | Declines as masculine (e.g., Филипом Ласкалем, Филипу Ласкалю).                        |