“I ask you to forgive me for not fulfilling some hopes of those people who believed that we would be able to jump from the totalitarian past into a bright, rich and civilized future in one go.” PeopleWould BeAblePastAsksRichForgivingCivilizedFulfillingForgive Me Author:Boris Yeltsin
“I believe in this tragic hour you can make the right choice. The honor and glory of Russian men of arms shall not be stained with the blood of the people.” PeopleMenBelieveChoicesI BelieveHoursBloodArmsHonorGloryI Believe InTragicRight ChoicesMake The Right Choice Author:Boris Yeltsin
“There are numerous bugbears in the profession of a politician. First, ordinary life suffers. Second, there are many temptations to ruin you and those around you. And I suppose third, and this is rarely discussed, people at the top generally have no friends.” PeopleFirstsPoliticalSufferingPoliticsFriendsPoliticianOrdinaryThirdsProfessionTemptationRuinsOrdinary LifeNo Friends Author:Boris Yeltsin
“A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and other towns and villages of our country.” PeopleCountryResultsTownsWavePopulationTerroristOur CountryVillageBloodyCiviliansMoscow Author: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 precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.” PeopleThinkingInspirationalImportantMomentsSituationCourageInternetGoldCriticalFree SpeechDeprivedNew WordsUnorthodox Author:Boris Yeltsin
“Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you the order to turn your tanks and not to fight against your own people.” PeopleGivingOrderTurnsFightingHousePresidentWhiteStormRussiaWhite HouseTanksCommanders Author:Boris Yeltsin
