Meanwhile, in Russia, the further the economy plunges, the more defiant Putin becomes. The great unanswered question is how long Putin will be able to rely on nationalist kitsch to overwhelm Russians’ rational calculation of their interests.
与此同时，在俄罗斯，经济愈是滑落，普京就愈是目空一切。唯一待解的问题是普京能在多长时间内依靠庸俗的民族主义来压制俄罗斯人理性的利益算计。