We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into account.
We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it. - Boris Yeltsin
We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.
- Boris Yeltsin
The Soviet Union could not exist without the image of the empire. The image of the empire could not exist without the image of force. The USSR ended … - Boris Yeltsin
The Soviet Union could not exist without the image of the empire. The image of the empire could not exist without the image of force. The USSR ended …
Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky. - Boris Yeltsin
Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just and idea, just pie in the sky.
A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame. - Boris Yeltsin
A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame.
Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that freedom won't last unle… - Boris Yeltsin
Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that freedom won't last unle…
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth … - Boris Yeltsin
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth …
Money, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation to sin. - Boris Yeltsin
Money, big money (which is actually a relative concept) is always, under any circumstances, a seduction, a test of morals, a temptation to sin.
It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more … - Boris Yeltsin
It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more …
I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax. - Boris Yeltsin
I especially love driving down a hill directly at a tree and swerving to one side at the last moment. That's my way to relax.
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