But another key aspect of the Yeltsin era - its rollicking debates - has fallen silent. Part of the explanation for this is increased official control, part is declining public interest, and part is that Russia's problems nowadays simply seem less urgent.
Íî äðóãîé êëþ÷åâîé àñïåêò ýïîõè Åëüöèíà - åå øóìíûå äåáàòû - óæå çàòèõëè. ×àñòè÷íî ýòî îáúÿñíÿåòñÿ óñèëèâøèìñÿ êîíòðîëåì ñî ñòîðîíû ãîñóäàðñòâåííûõ ÷èíîâíèêîâ, ÷àñòè÷íî ñíèæåíèåì îáùåñòâåííîãî èíòåðåñà è ÷àñòè÷íî òåì, ÷òî â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ ðîññèéñêèå ïðîáëåìû óæå íå òðåáóþò áåçîòëàãàòåëüíîãî ðåøåíèÿ.