Russian prepositions

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Here's a summary of Russian prepositions, sorted by the case that follows them.

Nominative

в	in (in a group)
за	for (in questions)

в (во)	in, into, to (when movement is involved)
за	behind, beyond (when movement into a position is involved)
на	on, on to (when movement is involved)
о	against (in contact with)
по	up to (a certain point in space or time)
под	under (when movement into a position is involved)
про	about, concerning
c	approximately, about (denotes measurement)
сквозь	through
через	across, through, over

без	without
ввиду	in view of
вдоль	along
вместо	instead of
вне	outside
внутри	inside (position)
внутрь	inside (movement)
возле	near
впереди	in front of
вследствие	because of
вокруг	round
для	for
до	until, up to, before
из	out of
из-за	out from behind, because of (in a negative sense)
из-под	out from under
кроме	besides, except
между	between (more often with instrumental)
мимо	past
напротив	opposite
насчет	about, as regards
около	at the side of, near, around
от (ото)	from, away from
относительно	concerning
помимо	besides, apart from
после	after
посреди	in the middle of
посредством	by means of
подле	alongside of
позади	behind
против	against
путём	by means of
ради	for the sake of
с (со)	from, since, off
сверх	on top of, over and above
свыше	over, more than
среди	among
у	near, at, at the house of (like chez in French)

благодаря	thanks to, because of (in a positive sense)
вопреки	despite
к (ко)	towards, up to
по	along, round, by means (communication), on (days)

в (во)	in, at (location); in time expressions
на	on, in, at (location)
о (об)	about, concerning
по	after, following
при	at the time of, in the presence of, while