As the end of his rule approached, Boris Yeltsin went through at least a half-dozen prime ministers, looking for the one who would ensure the security not only of Russia’s new democracy and market economy, but also of his “family” and the wealth that it had accumulated during his rule. The last man seated then was, of course, Vladimir Putin.
在任期行将结束前，叶利钦换了至少六个总理，以寻找到一个不但能保证俄罗斯的新民主和市场经济的安全，同时更能保证他的“家族”以及在他的执政期间累积起来的巨大财富的安全的人选。当然，最后一个坐上这个位置的人就是普京。