He wore a dark jacket and pants, by Russian standards rather old-fashioned.

The center is clean and plush by Russian standards.

"Even by Russian standards, this all looks pretty awful," he added.

Use a cheaper hotel of a good enough Russian standard, and enjoy the experience.

But news accounts at its opening said the production had cost $4 million, a staggering amount by Russian standards.

The city is currently an underperformer, by Russian standards, in both economic growth and quality of life.

By recent Russian standards, he boasted, "this is enormous growth."

The family lived comfortably by Russian standards, but when it came to their religion, they were always at risk.

Not an unattractive woman, she was thin by Russian standards.

They even knew how much he drank-a lot, even by Russian standards.