Even before the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia was leaking its most qualified scientists.

甚至是前苏联解体之前，俄国最优秀的科学家就一直都在流失。

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There was a massive wave of scientists who left Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union. Mathematicians, physicists, and biologists took whole laboratories to the United States.

但这并非第一次科学家移民潮，苏联解体之后就有大量的科学家离开俄国，许多数学家、物理学家、生物学家们把整个实验室都搬到了美国。

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"Russia has been a reliable source of gas for 35 years," said a spokeswoman for E.ON, pointing out that business ties had survived crises like oil price hikes and the fall of the Soviet Union.

“俄罗斯已经稳定地提供了35年的能源”，E.O N的女发言人说，并指出这种稳定的能源供应经历过许多危机，比如说油价飙升以及苏联解体。

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