May 1 (Labor Day), and November 7 (the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution) remain much more meaningful than newly installed postcommunist holidays, such as June 12 (Independence Day). In fact, for many Russians, the declaration of Russia’s independence in 1990 represents a low point in the country’s history, a year of anarchy and disarray.
今天，俄罗斯人听着苏联老歌，看着苏联时期的电影。与共产党统治结束后新制定的节日，如6月12日独立日相比，五一劳动节和十月革命纪念日（11月7日）的意义依然要重大得多。事实上，对很多俄罗斯人来说1990年俄罗斯的独立宣言代表着这个国家历史的低潮。那一年是混乱的一年。