The Russian plain extends throughout the western part of the country, as far as the Urals, which run from the Arctic Ocean to the steppes of Kazakhstan.

俄罗斯平向西部蔓延，延伸至乌拉尔山脉，该山脉从北冰洋蜿蜒至哈萨克斯坦的大草原。

youdao

The irony of having to send our astronauts up in Russian Soyuz capsules is as plain as cold war history.

让我们的宇航员搭乘俄罗斯联盟号太空仓的讽刺意味，像冷战的历史一样显而易见。

youdao

As she spoke, a deadly artillery duel broke out on the plain below, which separated Gori from Russian troops in South Ossetia.

NPR: Russian Troops Take Key Georgian Town

Azeris in Moscow say that one compatriot, a street vendor, was beaten to death this month by plain-clothes police after a row over a Russian who urinated on his kiosk.

ECONOMIST: Russia's police no longer know how to handle a riot

At the same time, it must be made plain, to whomever rules in the Kremlin, that any Russian bullying of small neighbours such as the Balts or bigger ones like Ukraine will not be tolerated.

ECONOMIST: And there is not a lot the West can do to help