The current government’s tactic of muddling through without changing the political system or the structure of the economy is fraught with the risk of gradual decline. To the Kremlin’s rulers, this may seem an acceptable cost for retaining power, but postponing reform will only aggravate Russia’s countless problems.
在不改变政治系统或者经济结构的情况下，当今政府试图混过危机的策略使俄罗斯面临着逐步衰落的危险。对于那些克里姆林宫的当权者来说，这可能是为保住权力而付出的必要代价，但推迟改革只能令国内的诸多问题更加恶化。这种蒙混策略甚至在短期看来都难以维持，因为油价又再次走低了。