But the spirit of those Olympics always remained close as he developed early skills at the demanding Whiteface Mountain venue.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

So, he remained very Russian, but it was the importation of more western ways of looking at things that were very important.

因此他还是一个很正宗的俄国人,但鼓励引进更西欧文明式的思考方式,这对于落后的俄国来说还是非常重要的

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

He expressed disappointment at the development, but remained upbeat.

VOA: standard.2009.09.05