
Deputies stunned by plan for a la carte USSR
代表们对“点菜式”苏联计划感到震惊
By Jonathan Steele in Moscow
3 September 1991
乔纳森·斯蒂尔 莫斯科报道
1991年9月3日
The USSR’s supreme legislative body voted overwhelmingly(压倒性地) yesterday to bury(埋葬;终结) the existing union of 15 Soviet republics, allow the Baltic republics and any others that wish it to go free, and prepare for an economic confederation in its place(取而代之).
苏联最高立法机构昨天以压倒性多数投票决定埋葬现有的15个加盟共和国联盟,允许波罗的海国家及其他任何希望独立的共和国脱离,并准备取而代之建立一个经济邦联。
In a move which is no less dramatic than the suspension(暂停;中止) of the Soviet Communist party 10 days ago, the Congress of People’s Deputies adopted a new structure of power which gives radically(根本地;彻底地) new rights to the republics.
这一举措与十天前苏联共产党的暂停同样引人注目,人民代表大会通过了一种新的权力结构,赋予各共和国全新的权利。
Editorial: Mikhail signs, but Boris calls the shots
社论:米哈伊尔签字,但鲍里斯说了算
Soviets tuck in a la carte
苏联人大快朵颐“点菜式”方案