Mikhail Gorbachev

I have always believed in the power of dialogue.

The Soviet Union has given a lot to the world. And it will continue to do so.

I am a fighter. I will continue to fight for my ideals.

The path to the future is not easy, but it is the only path.

We need to learn from our mistakes.

I have never betrayed my principles.

The fate of the world is in our hands.

I am a man of my word.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Without glasnost there is no perestroika.

The USSR is the most democratic country in the world.

I am a man who is always looking for a fight.

If you like Reagan so much, why don’t you marry him?

One day I went to the Kremlin and forgot to put on my pants.

The Chernobyl disaster was perhaps the real cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union.

I am a convinced communist. This is my main credo.

The market is not a panacea. It's a very cruel mechanism.

The past is over. We must look to the future. But the past is not forgotten.

The process of democratization is irreversible. But it will be a long and difficult road.

We are moving towards a new world, a world without wars, a world without violence. But this will not happen overnight.