Anyone who has ever flown into Russia will know this scene: the moment the captain requests the passengers to remain seated until the plane comes to a complete stop, all the Russians on board will respond by immediately standing up and piling into the aisles as if it's their last chance to get out. They know in their bones that the system is out to get them, even if the system is represented by a commercial airliner from a foreign country.
也许，当权者们希望我们循规蹈矩是有道理的。任何坐飞机去俄罗斯的人都看到过这样的情景：当机长要求乘客坐好，等待飞机完全停稳的时候，所有俄国人都会马上站起来，簇拥在走道上，仿佛这是他们最后的逃生机会。他们从骨子里知道，他们的体制就是要控制他们。尽管这次的体制是以外国的商业航空公司作代表。