but if he had commited himself to such a strategy, polit.

[gleshka]

The self-image of a president above party made such a political strategy unlikely, but if he had commited himself to such a strategy, and if elections had been in December 1991, a newly legitimated, independence-era Russian parlament could have voted support for the economic plan and made some quick but consensual constitutional amendments before undertaking the task of completely rewriting the Soviet-era constitution

[mahavishnu]

Но если он прибег к такой стратегии?

[segu]

если бы...

[mahavishnu]

точно так.