Boris Yeltsin's period was characterized by a no less irresponsible attitude to people's lives, but in other ways. In his haste to have private rather than state ownership as quickly as possible, Yeltsin started a mass, multi-billion-dollar fire sale of the national patrimony. Wanting to gain the support of regional leaders, Yeltsin called directly for separatism and passed laws that encouraged and empowered the collapse of the Russian state. This deprived Russia of its historical role for which it had worked so hard, and lowered its standing in the international community.

Of course God is endlessly multi-dimensional so every religion that exists on earth represents some face, some side of God.

We never know beforehand how new posts or new work will change us.

The demands of internal growth are incomparably more important to us...than the need for any external expansion of our power.

After all, man is a complicated being, why should he be explainable by logic?

One should not ascribe the evil deeds of individual leaders or political regimes to an innate fault of the Russian people and their country.

It makes me happier, more secure, to think that I do not have to plan and manage everything for myself, that I am only a sword made sharp to smite the unclean forces, an enchanted sword to cleave and disperse them. Grant, O Lord, that I may not break as I strike! Let me not fall from Thy hand!