Indeed, watching Russia nowadays is like watching the last installment of the X-Men film franchise, “Days of Future Past.” Just as the X-Men in that film join forces with their younger selves to save mankind’s future, today’s Kremlin is harking back to Russia’s Soviet past in what it sees as a contemporary fight for the country’s survival.
此次超现实主义聚会是普京政权怪诞现实的反映。事实上，看现在的俄罗斯就像在看最后一集X战警《未来昔日》。正像影片中的X战警与年轻的自己联手拯救人类未来一样，今天的克里姆林宫正试图借助过去苏联的力量来打赢俄罗斯的现代生存战争。