The directors thought, They understand nothing in the real economy, in real life. They read some stupid books, and they came from the moon to the earth, and maybe in one month they will disappear.

It was almost forbidden in the Soviet Union to study the New Economic Policy.

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.

The kind of capitalism I hate most is crony capitalism, the friends who decide. These are things which should be killed in Russia.

Russia should support globalization. The Internet can develop in Russia in a very speedy way.

In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government.

There are no two countries with the same style of economic mechanism, with the same capitalism.