But 2004 was also a bitter failure for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who tried to bring his favored presidential candidate, Viktor Yanukovych, to power in Kyiv by supporting massive vote manipulation. The failure was a bitter blow to the Kremlin, one that was neither forgiven nor forgotten.
但2004年对俄罗斯总统普京来说也是苦涩的失败之年，他试图通过支持大规模操纵投票让他所中意的总统候选人亚努科维奇（Viktor Yanukovych）上台。这场失败对不啻对克里姆林宫的重创，后者永远不会忘记，也永远不会原谅。