这或许并非一国所能遇到的最坏情形，但也不是俄罗斯��所面临的最乐观情景，因为俄罗斯人自视为超级大国的观念早已根深蒂固。
That might not be the worst scenario a country could face, but it is not the most pleasant prospect for Russians, given their deeply ingrained sense of their status as a great power.