This summer, St. Petersburg (dubbed by local wits “St. Putinsburg”) may see a repeat performance: Russia will preside over a G8 summit for the first time, despite increasing authoritarianism, the ongoing bloody war in Chechnya, and now support for Iran’s nuclear program.
今年夏天，这种场面可能会在圣彼得堡（被当地的才子们戏称为“圣普京堡” ）一再重现。尽管独裁主义日益盛行，车臣境内的血腥战争正在进行，并且如今又开始支持伊朗的核计划，但俄罗斯却将首次主办八国集团首脑会议。