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| English | Russian |
| before Peter the Great | допетровский |
| before the time of Islam | в доисламский период (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| in the days before the Internet | в доинтернетную эпоху (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| in the year before the election | за год до выборов (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| not long before | немного времени спустя (It was not long before Sertorius himself was murdered by one of his lieutenants. Fesenko) |