Russian-English translations for сперва

• at first
  If at first you dont succeed, do it like your father told you
• first
  The first day of September 2013 was a Sunday
  I was the first runner to reach the finish line, and won the race
  Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece
• firstly
• originally
  Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age
  They had to think originally to come up with those creative ideas