在莫斯科访问了两个多月，于是我试图用一个字眼──比如说“萧条”或者“繁荣”，来概括莫斯科剧坛的现状。但是，我最终还是得不出结论，因为我既感受到了萧条气氛，又朦胧地看到了某些繁荣的迹象。对于莫斯科来说，1998年的冬季可以说是一个暖冬。11月间有过一次寒流袭击， After more than two months in Moscow, I tried to summarize the current state of Moscow’s theater scene with words such as “depression” or “prosperity.” However, I finally could not conclude, because I felt both a depression and a vague sign of some prosperity. For Moscow, the 1998 winter can be described as a warm winter. There was a cold current attack in November,