It is really important to solve the problem of rational utilization and distribution of wate supplies. I dare say, the shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment.

A new generation of more educated people started to be active. Then society required freedom, society demanded freedom.

Americans have a severe disease - worse than AIDS. It's called the winner's complex.

If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.

What happened to the Soviet Union happened mainly for domestic reasons. It was a failure of the model based on a command economy and dictatorship. The rejection of freedom and democracy, the decisionmaking monopoly of one party, and the monopoly of one ideology all had a chilling effect on the country. That model turned out to be incapable of making structural changes. It did not open up ways for initiative and was overly centralized.

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.

The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization.