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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | countries across the former Soviet Union and beyond | страны ближнего и дальнего зарубежья (They had number plates from countries across the former Soviet Union and beyond, but a high proportion seemed to be from Ukraine, and Georgian officials were working their way slowly down the line – by Owen Polley Tamerlane) |
| polit. | the former Soviet Union and beyond | ближнее и дальнее зарубежье (Tamerlane) |
| gen. | within the former Soviet Union and beyond | в странах ближнего и дальнего зарубежья (Alex Lilo) |