With its history, culture, and traditions – including its critical, independent, and even rebellious spirit within the former Soviet Union – Georgia would seem to be an ideal candidate for successful democratization. So it is all the more worrisome that democratization there is foundering.
鉴于其历史、文化以及传统，包括其在前苏联中重要、独立乃至反叛精神，格鲁吉亚看起来都是成功民主化的理想候选人。因此，民主化在那里搁浅就越发令人担忧了。