Each university should have a Young Scholars' Committee. I became the chairman of this Committee, and immediately it was permitted to have this plan officially adopted.

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.

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

You need to find somebody who will speak the same language. We understand that we couldn't have any kind of discussion without permission, without a legal framework behind it.

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

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 producers, there was no reason to produce. You get money, but you couldn't use this money. For consumers, you could have money, but you have no way to use it because you go to the shop and see nothing.