The town of ***, to which our friends were heading, came under the jurisdiction of a youngish governor who was both a progressive and a despot, as happens all too often in Russia.
*** hiria, zeinera abiatu baitziren gure adiskideak, aldi berean aurrerazale eta despota zen gobernadore gazte horietako baten agindupean zegoen, hori oso ohikoa baita Rus-en.