formerly russian

• пре́жде

  before, first, formerly, in former times

• ленфильм

  Lenfilm (a major Russian film studio in St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad)

• когда́-то

  once, formerly

• встарь

  in olden times, formerly, in olden days, of old

• Доне́цк

  Donetsk (Big City in South-East Ukraine)

  Donetsk (formerly Gundorowka)

• Мумба́и

  Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay)

• води́вшийся

  used to be found, used to inhabit, formerly occurring

• задира́вший

  teasing, provoking, picking fights (who was), formerly a bully

• пропи́сывавшийся

  having been registered, (formerly) registered, (who was) being registered

  having been prescribed, (being) written down, stipulated (in writing), (being) laid down

Examples

• Когда-то я мечта́л завести́ аква́риум.Formerly, I had a dream of keeping fish.
• Мой ли́чный о́пыт пока́зывает, что эсперанто позволя́ет обрести́ новое понима́ние мно́гих ранее не знако́мых культу́р, вдохновляя на дальнейшее их изуче́ние.My experience shows that Esperanto lets you find a new insight into many cultures formerly unknown to you, inspiring you to learn them further.
• У Тома есть немного ли́шнего веса, но раньше он был хоро́шим атле́том.Tom's a bit overweight, but formerly he was quite a good athlete.
• Раньше она была́ ба́нковским слу́жащим.She was formerly a bank clerk.