During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them.

The Americans have gone through 150 years of ups and downs, to pull themselves up out of the mud. After only 15 years, Russia is already in the process of liberating itself from the same thing.

During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them.

For the whole of Western Europe, I know the business community quite good.

I don't think Russia will follow the United States's way. I don't think Russia will follow the French way. I'm sure Russia will find its own way.

Bill Gates finds people in Russia to hire them to Microsoft. That's the Russian interest in this process.

You're never able to please everybody, especially when you're transforming a country like Russia.