Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.
Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life.
The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.
Ex-Presidents of the United States get state subsidies. Not so in Russia. You get no government support.
What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars.
A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.
