Of the three leading electoral coalitions that are challenging each other, the forces that supported the Orange Revolution seek a modern and democratic future for our country. The other bloc offers the near-certainty of a return to a surly and squalid isolation ­ -- perhaps the beginning of the end of our hard-won independence.
对于我的祖国、俄罗斯以及欧洲而言，选择是明显的。在三个彼此挑战的主要竞选联盟中，支持橙色革命的力量为我们的国家寻求一个现代和民主化的未来。其他势力则几乎肯定会把乌克兰带回到阴森而又邋遢的孤立之中。这也许是我们来之不易的独立结束的开始。