A widespread view is that Russia is simply reverting to type: freedom was never more than a fleeting vowel in its historical alphabet. But this is a facile explanation.
人们普遍认为俄罗斯仅仅是恢复原状：自由有史以来在俄国字母表中从来都不过是转瞬即逝的元音字母。但这样的解释非常浅薄。