The Kremlin black art of manipulating elections by deception and other means – called “political technology” by locals – will now be used only in other countries’ elections in, as these are the only real elections the Kremlin has to worry about, so neutered have Russia’s own votes become. The justification for canceling elections in Russia is the need to fight terrorism – the end that now justifies all means.
的确，在俄罗斯，民选的官员已经成为濒危品种。克林姆林宫运用欺骗和其他手法对选举进行操纵的巫术（在俄罗斯被称作“政治技术”）现在将仅用于乌克兰等外国的选举中。俄罗斯取消选举的理由是抗击恐怖主义。现在，这已被用作所有手段的理由。