Putin may not have ordered the hit on Nemtsov or any of the others. But, like Stalin, he has nurtured a climate of fear and lawlessness, in which those who rally behind the Kremlin feel a duty to eliminate the leader's opponents however they can, and in anticipation of his will.
普京也许没有下令除掉涅姆佐夫和其他所有人。但是，与斯大林一样，他营造了一种恐惧和无法的气候，让克里姆林宫背后的团体觉得有责任竭尽全力揣摩领袖的意愿除掉他的反对者。