The phrase “Weimar Russia” first appeared about 13 years ago, at the height of the confrontation between then President Boris Yeltsin and the Supreme Soviet that ended when Yeltsin’s tanks shelled the parliament. The meaning was clear to all: Weimar Russia, like Weimar Germany, signified a weak republic attacked from within by nationalists yearning to restore authoritarian ways.
“魏玛俄国”一词最早出现于13年前当时的鲍里斯·叶利钦（Boris Yeltsin）总统和最高苏维埃的高度对峙状态，后来叶利钦的坦克炮轰国会从而结束了最高苏维埃的存在。所有人都明白这个词的意义：魏玛俄国，和魏玛德国一样，表示一个软弱无力的共和国遭到那些渴望恢复独裁主义的民族主义分子的内部进攻。