Alexander Lebed
Alexander Lebed
Alexander Ivanovich Lebedwas a Russian military officer and politician. He placed third in the 1996 Russian presidential election, with 14.5% of the vote nationwide. He later served as Russia's Secretary of the Security Council and as governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia's second largest region. He served four years in the latter position, until his death, following a Mi-8 helicopter crash...
long care sausage
Most Russians don't care whether they are ruled by fascists or communists or even Martians as long as they can buy six kinds of sausage in the store and lots of cheap vodka.
russia dinosaurs tails
Russia is like a dinosaur. A lot of time is needed for change to reach the tail from the head.
laughing firsts lasts
He who shoots first laughs last.
men grandchildren different
I am a Soviet man, and Yeltsin is a Soviet man - maybe our grandchildren will be different.
radical equal contempt
I have equal contempt for both left and right radicals.
reason-why should democrat
There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat.
wall taken mean
I mean that at least 80% of the Russian people feel destitute. It's the people who had their past and future taken from them - they don't get paid - many of them face a wall. They have nowhere to go.
kids years russia
You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people don't get paid for half a year.
thinking speak think-before-you-speak
Think before you speak, and don't say everything you think.
joint local peace process withdraw
The peace process is in motion. The joint patrols are working; local commanders have started to withdraw troops.
angry fierce investors people pushed today western
Today Yeltsin is alone. People are pushed to the extreme. Western investors have become fierce and are angry with him.