| English | Russian |
| other side of the tracks | бедняцкий район (КГА) |
| other side of the tracks | бедная часть города (the poor part of a town or city, а part of a town or city that is particularly impoverished (and usually dangerous or undesirable as a result) КГА) |
| the right side of the tracks | престижный район (oliversorge) |
| the wrong side of the tracks | неблагополучный район города, рабочая окраина (goorun) |