His aristocratic family was wrecked by the revolution; but like many children of undesirables, he disguised his background, transmuting the values he inherited into devout Stalinism.

• （此句均颇费解）他那富有贵族气质的家庭被革命摧毁；但如同那个时代许多被排斥的家庭的孩子一样，他隐瞒了自己的家庭背景，并使他本应与生俱来的价值观变质为虔诚的斯大林主义。