But in 2006, after more than a decade of striving for acceptance by the West, the moral and political vacuum left by communism was fully exposed. Can a new balance between the democratic ethos and the undertows of the region’s political history and culture be found?
15年前共产主义在中东欧地区的崩溃带来了巨大而且积极的民主变革。但到了2006年，在10年试图让西方接受的艰苦努力之后，共产主义留下的道德和政治真空终于暴露无余。人们能够在民主精神和东欧地区的政治历史和文化下涌动的逆流间找到新的平衡吗？