"I was probably too liberal and democratic as regards Yeltsin. I should have sent him as ambassador to Great Britain or maybe a former British colony."
— Mikhail Gorbachev

January 1, 1970

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Academics from RussiaPoliticians from RussiaHeads of stateNobel Peace Prize laureatesGeneral Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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As quoted in an interview with The Guardian (17 August 2011)

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As quoted in an interview with The Guardian (17 August 2011)