The problem is that, unlike the rail thin catwalk model who starves herself half to death to stay slim, the image of Russia that Putin seeks to project is completely imaginary. The Russian economy is a shambles, and Russia’s mighty military had to exert itself to its fullest to vanquish tiny Georgia in 2008.
问题是，和一个把自己饿得半死来保持薄如纸片般削瘦身材的时装模特不同，普京试图塑造的形象完全是虚构的。俄罗斯的经济一团糟，而其强大的军事机器在2008年必须竭尽全力来击败弹丸之地格鲁吉亚。