Some think that Russia should become a kind of a U.S. province, where it should supply natural resources to the United States and the rest of the world. But these people ignore one very important thing: The Russian people will never agree to this scenario. Russia is ultimately a self-sufficient country.

We need a new environmental consciousness on a global basis. To do this, we need to educate people.

Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for outward consumption. There will be no significant internal changes in the Soviet Union, other than for cosmetic purposes. Our purpose is to disarm the Americans and let them fall asleep.

America has a right to be a leader. This leadership should be realized through partnership, not domination.

God has given us enough wisdom to make improvements in our relations.

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

Even today, a majority of people surveyed say that they regret the fact that the USSR collapsed. But only 9 percent say that they would want it back.