Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that freedom won't last unless it is underpinned by economic freedom.

I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax.

While maintaining our nuclear potential at the proper level, we need to devote more attention to developing the entire range of means of information warfare

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

You can build a throne with bayonets, but it's difficult to sit on it.

International terrorism is throwing down a challenge, and not just to Russia.

Thousands of mercenaries, who have trained in camps on the territory of Chechnya as well as come in from abroad, are actually preparing to impose extremist ideas on the whole world.