The US, in particular, can be accused of acting arrogantly and unnecessarily humiliating Russia. But the Soviet Union’s demise was the result of a long string of missteps, beginning with pre-Soviet Russia’s inability to come to terms with modernity.
不坚定，就做不成任何事。平心而论，欧洲和美国在苏联解体后犯了错误。特别是美国，我们可以批评它傲慢地羞辱俄罗斯，这根本没有必要。但苏联的坠落时长期一错再错的结果，起点可以追溯到前苏联时代的俄罗斯无力坚持现代化。后苏联时代的俄罗斯领导人尚未面临这些失败。