The collapse of the Soviet Union has sort of liberated Russia from its history.

苏联的解体把俄罗斯从自己的历史中解放出来。

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It stitches together the most lurid scandals in post-Soviet history in a narrative of infamy and camouflage, arguing that Russia is run by a gang of murderous ex-KGB men.

它在对伪装和邪恶叙述中将在苏联解体后的最骇人的丑闻串起来。这本书的观点就是俄罗斯处于一群凶残的前克格勃成员的淫威之下。

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Russian culturology essentially builds the new cultural idea. It means that cultural history of the world and Russia and the culture in silver and age Soviet and are reinterpreted.

然而，俄国文化学本质上是要建立一种新的文化理念，于是重新认识世界与俄国文化史成为其中的重要内容，白银时代和苏联时代的文化才能得到新的诠释。

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As last week's column pointed out, no country can look back on its history without shame, and modern Russia does not need to feel perpetually burdened by the crimes of the Soviet Union.

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