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.
Mikhail GorbachevImagine a country that flies into space, launches Sputniks, creates such a defense system, and it can't resolve the problem of women's pantyhose. There's no toothpaste, no soap powder, not the basic necessities of life. It was incredible and humiliating to work in such a government.
Mikhail GorbachevIn Russia, there are those who make their money in criminal ways, but I earn everything myself.
Mikhail GorbachevThe model of the consumer society is something that will one day end. My personal view is that too much consumption is wrong.
Mikhail Gorbachev