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.

The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably have multiple political consequences. Perhaps the most important of them will be a gradual change in the status of the United Nations. Inevitably, it must assume some aspects of a world government.

I will never give up politics. I've tried to give it up three times, but I never made it. Politics mobilizes me. I won't last long if I give it up.

Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.

The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.

A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.

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