In their moments of sincerity, Russian policymakers admit that Russia is, from their point of view, overeducated. They recently discovered what their Arab colleagues have known for a long time: that for an oil-rich regime, it is cheaper and safer to buy knowledge than to produce it.
实际上，对于这样一个国家而言，地方专家不仅多余，而且危险。俄罗斯的决策者诚心诚意地承认说，按照他们的观点，俄罗斯的受教育水平超过了需要。他们最近发现了他们的阿拉伯同事们长久以来所知道的事情，那就是，购买知识要比生产知识要便宜而且更加安全。