According to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible.... The essence of perestroika lies in the fact that it unites socialism with democracy and revives the Leninist concept of socialist construction both in theory and in practice. We want more socialism and, therefore, more democracy.

The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.

The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment.

It's America calling the shots in everything

If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum.

Sometimes its difficult to accept, to recognise ones own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance, and I was punished for that.

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