1660s, Cremelena, from Old Russian kremlinu, later kremlin (1796), from kreml' "citadel, fortress," perhaps of Tartar origin. Originally the citadel of any Russian city, now especially the one in Moscow. Used metonymically for "government of the U.S.S.R." from 1933. The modern form of the word in English might be via French.
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1. The Kremlin is still insisting on a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
俄罗斯中央政府依然坚持通过外交方式解决危机。
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2. A huge crowd gathered in a square outside the Kremlin walls.
一大群人聚集在克里姆林宫墙外的广场上。
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3. The Kremlin is deeply split in its approach to foreign policy.
克里姆林宫的领导层在外交政策上存在很深的分歧。
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4. Why did the right wing have so much power within the Kremlin?
为什么右派在克里姆林宫有如此大的权力？
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5. One day, it might even suit the Kremlin to encourage this truculence.
