This means that we need to be more careful in using the language of democracy when talking about Russia. Democracy almost everywhere has been a fairly late child of capitalism, for it requires a self-conscious middle class to take root and flourish.
这意味着我们在谈论俄罗斯时使用民主语言需要更加小心。几乎所有地方的民主都是资本主义晚期的产物，因为它要求具有自我意识的中产阶级生根发芽、蓬勃发展。而这只能通过成功与持久的资本主义发展得以产生。俄罗斯正在形成民主，但这一过程需要时间。