"If we do not move forward, we will be thrown onto the rubbish heap of history."

"The collapse of the Soviet Union was a real tragedy for me."

"We cannot build socialism without democracy. This is a fundamental truth."

"I don't think there's anything more important than a good laugh, and I don't think I've ever been with a group of people who couldn't find something to laugh about."

"We are moving towards a new world, a world of communism. We will never turn from this path."