Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich

As an opposition, Yeltsin is irreplaceable. But he's not a builder. He cannot lead a state

In view of the situation that arose after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States, I am retiring as President of the USSR

Life poses new challenges and it is important to understand the needs and moods of the population in good time. Life punishes those who are late

The October Revolution was indeed a great moment for mankind, was its dawn

The situation in the country is so critical that Russia is in danger of being destroyed. Russia is on the edge of the abyss

I cannot imagine how there can be democracy without criticism; This is how she starts

Let's build the "European house", live in it and see what becomes of it

Glasnost has made some of us drunk

But if it does not become a real community, then there can be a war of all against all. The symptoms are visible to anyone who does not close their eyes. I'm scared

We are all passengers aboard ship Earth, and we must not allow it to be destroyed. There will be no second Noah's Ark