Russia is not the Soviet Union, but what is it?

俄罗斯不是苏联，那它是什么呢？

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The last time I ever saw anything like this, in terms of the sense of disorientation and loss, was among my friends [in Russia] when the Soviet Union broke up.

就迷失方向和挫败的感觉而言，我上一次见识这种情形，还是在苏联解体时从我的(俄罗斯)朋友身上看到的。

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There are, of course, major differences between Russia and the Soviet Union.

当然，俄罗斯与苏联之间还有不少的差异。

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"There were severe weather problems, not just in Russia but also in some of the other former Soviet Union countries."

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There's another sample which is in Russia, part of the former Soviet Union, where there are samples that were stored.

另一个样本在俄罗斯,前苏联的一部分,那也有储存的样本

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One is Dubna in the former Soviet Union in Russia, one is in Darmstadt in Germany and the third one is in the United States in Berkeley.

一个是在杜布纳，位于前苏联的俄国，一个在德国的达姆施塔特,第三个是在美国的伯克利。

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