History is a capricious creature. It depends on who writes it.

Sometimes people ask me why I began perestroika. Were the causes basically domestic or foreign? The domestic reasons were undoubtedly the main ones, but the danger of nuclear war was so serious that it was a no less significant factor.

If you want Russia to be a real fully developed partner, then America should invest in Russia and activate Russia as a strong nation.

When future generations judge those who came before them on environmental issues, they may conclude "they didn't know": let us not go down in history as the generations who knew, but didn't care

I certainly wouldn't say that we loved the arms race. Trillions of dollars were used to stoke it. For our economy, which was smaller in size than the American economy, it was a burden. But one cannot agree with the statement that the arms race played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The phenomenon of UFOs does exist, and it must be treated seriously.

I am a Communist, a convinced Communist! For some that may be a fantasy. But to me it is my main goal.