After my return to Washington, I had a dinner with an American politician who had just visited Saint Petersburg. As a special honor, his Russian hosts organized an excursion to Strelna, the “Russian Versailles,” which was recently restored from ruin to become the Petersburg residence of President Vladimir Putin.
回到华盛顿后，我和一位刚到过圣彼得堡的美国政界人士共进了晚餐。作为一种特别的礼遇，俄国主人精心安排他到Strelnia旅行，不久以前，这里刚刚从废墟上整修一新，成了弗拉基米尔·普京总统在彼得堡的行宫。