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“The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge.”

Ends Country States Political Social Challenges Economic Drama Unions Historical Profound Financial Russia Ruins Soviet Soviet Union

Author:Jeffrey Sachs

“I have never allowed anti-Russian rhetoric in Ukrainian policy toward such a strategic partner like Russia. This is the first point. I never went against the interests of the Ukrainian state and the Ukrainian people.”

People Firsts States Interest Policy Partners Russia Rhetoric Strategic Ukrainian

Author:Viktor Yanukovych

“Seventeen years after the Cold War, how can it be in the Unites States' national security interest for the President of Russia to have only a few minutes to decide whether to fire his nuclear weapons or lose them in response to what could be a false warning?”

Years War States President Interest Loses Fire Minutes Security Policy Cold Weapons Response Nuclear Russia Warning Nuclear Weapons Cold War National Security Seventeen Nuclear Bomb

Author:Sam Nunn

“Russia can offer state-of-the-art technology, .. For example, we can help other countries launch space devices such as satellites.”

Art Country States Helping Space Technology Example Offers Helping Others Russia Devices Other Countries Satellites

Author:Vladimir Putin

“China and other members should join efforts to combat serious infectious disease, such as bird flu. To enhance the cooperation on the prevention of bird flu is an important target of the organization, which includes Russia, China and four Central Asian states.”

Should Important States Effort Four Serious Members Disease Bird Organization China Russia Target Combat Cooperation Asian Flu Prevention Infectious Diseases Bird Flu

Author:Wen Jiabao

“it [is] possible to suppose that, if Russia is allowed to have peace, an amazing industrial development may take place, making Russia a rival of the United States.”

Ifs May States United United States Development Russia Rivals

Book:Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22

Source: Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22

“Look, America is no more a democracy than Russia is a Communist state. The governments of the U.S. and Russia are practically the same. There's only a difference of degree. We both have the same basic form of government: economic totalitarianism. In other words, the settlement to all questions, the solutions to all issues are determined not by what will make the people most healthy and happy in their bodies and their minds but by economics. Dollars or rubles.”

Source: Another Roadside Attraction

“It is not advantageous for Russia in its present state to fight against Chechnya. The army is a mess. It must be made combat ready. That will take time. Russia has a lot of economic, social and political problems much more important than Chechnya.”

Made Important States Problem Political Fighting Social Economic Ready Army Russia Mess Combat Take Time Chechnya

Author:Aslan Maskhadov

“My early years abroad were spent mainly upon the European Continent, and public duties since have led me to make prolonged stays in various Continental states France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Russia where the study of Continental statesmen has been almost forced upon me.”

Years Has Beens States Study Duty Various Russia France Germany Continents Statesmen Continental Netherlands

Book:SEVEN GREAT STATESMEN IN THE WARFARE OF HUMANITY WITH UNREASON

Source: SEVEN GREAT STATESMEN IN THE WARFARE OF HUMANITY WITH UNREASON

“The elimination of individual capitalists and the replacement of private capitalism by state capitalism in Russia has not in the least altered the typical helpless and authoritarian character structure of the masses of people.”

People States Character Individual Mass Capitalism Structure Russia Capitalist Helpless Typical Altered Elimination Replacements

Author:Wilhelm Reich

“Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United States.”

States United United States Response Defeat Russia Socialism Soviet Menace

Author:Frank Chodorov