In the late 1990’s and the early years of this decade, the problems that incited fears of a dysfunctional state seemed to fade. But over the past 18 months, the specter of Weimar has once again begun to haunt Russia.
上世纪九十年代后期和本世纪初，那些会引发人们对国家垮台的恐惧的问题看起来都消失了。但是在过去18个月中，魏玛幽灵再一次开始萦绕在俄罗斯人心头。