Vladimir Putin has won the expected first-round victory in Russia’s presidential election. But this is not business as usual. The middle-class protests of recent weeks show that politics, after a 12-year slumber, have reawoken. Just months ago, it was assumed Mr Putin could be back for two more presidential terms. Instead, yesterday’s poll marks the beginning of what is in all probability his final six-year term; the beginning of the end of the Putin era.
弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)已如预期的那样在第一轮投票中就胜出，当选俄罗斯总统。但一切已今非昔比。近几周来中产阶层的抗议显示，在沉寂了12年之后，政治生活已经觉醒。就在几个月前，人们还觉得普京重新当选总统后可能会再干两个任期。然而，昨天的民调显示，这很有可能将是普京的最后一个6年总统任期。普京时代开始走向终结。
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