The “Putin Center” can be displaced. Recall that Russia’s pro-Western liberals, ascendant a decade ago, have been relegated to the ideological fringe, with the very word “democrat” (let alone “pro-West”) now a term of abuse.
“普京中心”有可能会被取代。回想起十多年前俄罗斯内地位优越的亲西方自由主义者，现在已经被人们用“民主人士”（更不用说“亲西方”）——一个已经被滥用的术语称呼，被归到了意识形态的边缘。