Of course, history is not destiny, but one can be sure that at least some in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s entourage, if not Putin himself, have been thinking about Ogarkov’s failure and its impact on the Soviet elite. After all, Kremlin leaders, Putin included, define themselves through what was, not what could be.
当然，历史不是宿命，但我们可以肯定地说，在俄罗斯总统普京周围至少有一些人，甚至普京本人，一直在思考奥加尔科夫的失败对苏联精英的影响。毕竟，包括普京在内的克里姆林宫领导层是用昔日荣光而不是未来可能捍卫自己地位的。