Putin’s decision not to implement the unpopular reforms that would have created a strong non-oil export sector may have been bad for the economy’s long-term health, but it has allowed him to maintain widespread public support. His economic good fortune, combined with his readiness to stand up to the West, has created a misguided impression in Russia that the country is, once again, a world power.
普京决定不实施不受欢迎但能够打造坚挺的非石油出口部门的改革，这也许不利于经济的长期健康，但让他得以维持广泛的公共支持。他的经济好运加上时刻准备着与西方对抗的立场在俄罗斯行程了一个错误的印象，即该国再一次成为世界强国。