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Putin and wife Lyudmil(Left); Spy-turned-lingerie model Anna Chapman(Right) |
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As Vladimir Putin prepares to become Russia's President for an unprecedented third time, speculation is mounting as to why his wife Lyudmila Putina is never seen by his side. Some say Putin's affair with spy-turned-lingerie model Anna Chapman, which has been strongly denied, is the reason the former Aeroflot-hostess is now rarely seen out in public. Others say he is still seeing former Olympic gold medallist Alina Kabayeva, claims also heavily rebutted, but who he was alleged to have fathered a child with. A third theory is his 54-year-old love is 'locked away' in a 1million pound state-built guest house in the grounds of the ancient Yelizarov monastery outside Pskov - close to Estonia's border. Locals say they have 'proof' she has been there - but all official enquiries to the authorities are met with a steely silence. A final hunch is Lyudmila became angry when, in 2008, he stepped down from the top job but then took up the post of Prime Minister. She is rumoured to have moved back to his native St Petersburg while he remained in the capital Moscow. Sociologist Olga Kryshtranovkaya said Putin was merely copying Soviet leaders who hid their wives from view. The one exception, she said, was Mikhail Gorbachev whose wife Raisa played a higher-profile role during the 1980s - but that led to criticism from ordinary Russians. "For Russia, the status of First Lady is different than in Western countries. It's our mentality about the role of women, unfortunately," she told The Times. "Our First Lady has practically always been a housewife who looked after the children and didn't invite herself into politics. The first change was with Gorbachev and it was a very unsuccessful example from the Russian point of view," she stated. Previously, they were often pictured together on diplomatic trips abroad, but in the last two years they have been seen together just twice. (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Agencies) |
正當弗拉基米爾-普京即將史無前例地第三次出任俄羅斯總統(tǒng)之際，有關他的妻子柳德米拉-普京娜鮮有露面的情況引發(fā)了外界的猜測。 有人稱普京與前美女特工安娜-查普曼有染是前俄航空姐柳德米拉現(xiàn)在很少露面的原因，但這一傳聞遭到堅決否認。安娜-查普曼現(xiàn)在是一名內(nèi)衣模特。 也有傳言稱普京還在與俄羅斯前奧運會藝術體操冠軍艾琳娜?卡巴耶娃約會，這一傳聞也遭到否認，但有謠傳稱卡巴耶娃為普京生下一子。 另有說法稱，現(xiàn)年54歲的柳德米拉被“藏在”由政府出資100萬英鎊修建的招待所內(nèi)，招待所位于古老的Yelizarov修道院里。修道院位于俄羅斯普斯科夫州附近，毗鄰愛沙尼亞。 當?shù)鼐用癖硎?，他們有“證據(jù)”證明柳德米拉在那里，但俄羅斯各個政府部門對有關此問題的正式詢問都守口如瓶。 還有一種傳言是，普京在2008年卸任總統(tǒng)后繼續(xù)擔任俄羅斯總理一職的做法令柳德米拉感到不滿。 有傳言稱她搬回了普京位于圣彼得堡的老家，而普京繼續(xù)留在莫斯科生活。 社會學家奧爾加指出，普京只是在效仿過去蘇聯(lián)領導人的做法，讓妻子遠離公眾視線。 她說，只有米哈伊爾-戈爾巴喬夫是個例外，他的妻子賴莎在20世紀80年代經(jīng)常高調(diào)亮相，但這也招致了俄羅斯普通民眾的不滿。 奧爾加對《泰晤士報》說：“在俄羅斯，第一夫人的身份和西方國家不同。沒辦法，這源于我們對于女性角色的看法?！?/p> 她說：“俄羅斯的第一夫人實際上一直是家庭主婦的角色，在家照顧孩子，不參與政治。戈爾巴喬夫做出了首次改變，但在俄羅斯人看來，這是個失敗的例子?！?/p> 此前，媒體經(jīng)常拍到普京和妻子一起出訪，但在過去兩年中，這對夫婦只有兩次一同現(xiàn)身公共場合。 相關閱讀 美俄總統(tǒng)私聊曝光 “轉達給普京”網(wǎng)絡走紅 （中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Julie 編輯：陳丹妮） |
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Vocabulary: rebut: 反駁，駁回 guest house: 賓館，招待所 hunch: 預感，直覺 |
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