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

In principle as a philosophy, a model of organising society, Communism has to be respected. As regards the use of certain methods to advance social justice and greater regulation by the state, there are certain methods that are useful. What we need is a new society, a new civilization and convergence of all that is best in both [Communism and Capitalism]

There is only one superpower now and it doesn't know what to do with its status. As a result, we got Yugoslavia and Iraq, and the situation has only got worse.

The model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.

Ideally, peace means the absence of violence. It is an ethical value.

Putin wants to stay in power, but not so that he can finally solve our most pressing problems: education, health care, poverty.

Humankind has no option but to protect and live in harmony with its natural environment. However, it would be regrettable if in putting an end to revolutionary extremism, we should then come to environmental extremism. We should not forget that all extremes are the same.