The bigger point is that Mr Putin's rule has coincided with a spectacular rise in oil prices, leading to improved living standards for millions of Russians.
最主要的是普京的统治期间正好是石油价格上涨的时期,这使得数百万的俄罗斯人的生活水平得以提高。
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As oil prices rise, ethanol starts to be competitive again (as a rule of thumb, ethanol is profitable when petrol costs $3 a gallon in America, a level it has just reached in California).