As Putin declared last year, the Soviet Union’s collapse dealt a “devastating blow” to Russia’s “cultural and spiritual codes,” and subsequent “attempts to civilize Russia from abroad” amounted to “primitive borrowing.” Instead of expecting a new national ideology to emerge on its own, Russia must pursue and develop its unique identity – with Putin leading the way.
去年，普京声称苏联的解体是对俄罗斯的“文化和精神”的“灾难性打击”，随后“从海外让俄罗斯文明化的尝试”导致了“原始借贷”。普京不能期待新民族思想会自我产生，而必须追求和发展独特的身份&mdash;&mdash;在普京的领导下。