It's a symbolic shift, because it wasn't so long ago that it was Russian engineers who toiled away to lay rails across the steppes of Central Asia.

这是一个具有象征意义的转变，因为就在不那么久以前，在中亚大草原上辛勤铺设铁路的，还是俄罗斯的工程技术人员。

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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。

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Across the Europe, the Russian steppes and through the Byzantine wonder of Constantinople, gateway to Asia, Kerbouchard is thrust into the heart of the treacheries, passions, violence and dazzling wonders of a magnificent time.

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Part coming-of-age story and part adventure, Kerbouchard travels from Brittany to Moorish Spain to Central Europe to the Russian Steppes to the Byzantine Empire, and features more than a few exciting action scenes and battles.

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