Russian government officials who speak critically about their leadership often find themselves out of a job—or worse. Vadim Pokrovsky, who heads the Federal Center for the Prevention and Control of the Spread of AIDS in Moscow, blasts his government for its lackluster response to HIV/AIDS and even says Ministry of Health officials routinely play down the epidemic9s severity. Pokrovsky says the Russian Orthodox Church holds too much sway, and he thinks the federal government needs to provide much more substantial funding if it hopes to slow the rampant spread of HIV and help more infected people. And for whatever reason, the government tolerates this lone official voice of dissent.

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忠诚的反对派

批评其领导能力的俄罗斯政府官员经常会发现自己失业了——或者更糟。莫斯科联邦预防和控制艾滋病传播中心负责人瓦迪姆·波克罗夫斯基（Vadim Pokrovsky）抨击他的政府对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的反应乏力，甚至说卫生部官员经常淡化流行病的严重程度。波克罗夫斯基说，俄罗斯东正教教会的影响力太大，他认为联邦政府如果希望减缓艾滋病毒的猖獗传播并帮助更多感染者，就需要提供更多的资金。无论出于何种原因，政府都容忍这种孤立的官方异议声音。