His father participated in the battle of kursk and then was wounded by a shot .
他的父亲参与了库尔斯克战役后来又被击伤的一枪。
But , even if he were not struggling to repair his image after the kursk affair , russia is too chaotic for him to have much influence abroad-or the power to make the concessions needed , for example , to clinch the peace treaty with japan promised by the end of the year .
High pressures deep underwater pose further difficulties , and may have contributed to the sinking of russia 's kursk submarine in 2000 , killing all on board .
