TOKYO – During the Cold War, the term “Kremlinology” referred to efforts to understand what was taking place at the commanding heights of the Soviet Union – indeed, behind the entire Iron Curtain. Kremlinologists monitored (in whatever way possible) who was up and who was down among the core Soviet leadership.
东京—在冷战期间，“克里姆林学”（Kremlinology）一词用来描述对苏联制高点内部所发生的事情的研究——事实上，这需要穿透整个“铁幕”（Iron Curtain）。克里姆林学家（无所不用其极地）监控苏联核心领导层的人事升降境况。谁签署了一份官方文件，谁在阅兵时站在红场列宁墓上方，这些东西的微言大义都会被深入解读。