Dark L

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When, if ever, is л pronounced as a "dark l" [ɫ]? (i.e. In which phonetic environments does it appear?)
Wikipedia says this happens in the word малый (as [ˈmaɫɨj]). Is that correct? If so, why there?

Thanks

Back-translating proverbs.

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What is the Russian original for:

"Better to see once than hear a hundred/thousand times."

"You are as many times a person as many languages you know."

Thank you for your help!

Edit: Okay, it seems the second one is not Russian. Could it be Ukrainian? Is there a chance it's neither but it's borrowed from something else?