Trackside clumps of pale yellow primroses and newly raked vegetable patches next to congregations of wooden houses testified that spring had arrived west of the Ural mountain range.

• 路轨边盛开着一丛丛淡黄色的报春花，木头村舍边是新翻锄开来的田地。所有这些都告诉人们，春天已经来到了乌拉尔山脉以西。