Stalin, of course, never went on trial, but his legacy did. In 1956, three years after his death, he was denounced by… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested in foreign… — Russell Baker Copy Share Image
If we talk about changes of power in Russia, that has occurred several times in the past century. After Stalin came Khrushchev,… — Mikhail Khodorkovsky Copy Share Image
Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. And get a massage - you look really stressed — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Whatever efforts for peace President Gorbachev had in mind, they were pretty substantially undercut very swiftly by Saddam Hussein. — John Major Copy Share Image
I disapproved of the fact that the government here refused to adopt the few reforms that Gorbachev put over in the field… — Stefan Heym Copy Share Image
Over the course of the year 1990, the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had many conversations with President… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan reached out to Gorbachev. At the same time, we were pushing back against the Soviets all over the world. He… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
Pavel Palazchenko has given us a well-written, inside account of Gorbachev's and Shevardnadze's diplomacy. Remarkably objective, it is full of insights, makes… — Jack F. Matlock, Jr Copy Share Image
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization:… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The opportunities that Gorbachev created for international relations have also been missed, perhaps even lost - here, however, primarily because of the… — Stephen Cohen Copy Share Image
[Mikhail] Gorbachev complained. He was told look, there's nothing on paper. People didn't actually say it but the implication was look, if… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the… — David Hoffman Copy Share Image
Russia, despite its heavy flirtation with capitalism and some quite unsavory oligarchs, is still building its foreign policy on the Soviet ideals… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
President Bush Sr. and Secretary Baker, way back when, told Gorbachev, "We are not going to advance NATO into Eastern Europe. We're… — Rashid Khalidi Copy Share Image
It was designed to have an impact on the stalemate over Mutually Assured Destruction with the Soviet Union. Us reaching the moon… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Gorbachev's administration was amazingly politically naïve, inexperienced and irresponsible towards the country. It was not governance but a thoughtless renunciation of power.… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
Both the President and Mr Gorbachev have said that they want to see a world without nuclear weapons. I cannot see a… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
[Mikhail] Gorbachev said that he would agree to the unification of Germany, and even adherence of Germany to NATO, which was quite… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I cannot imagine how any diplomat, or any dramatist, could improve on (Ronald Reagan's) words to Mikhail Gorbachev at the Geneva summit:… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Strong countries and strong presidents talk to their adversaries. That's what Kennedy did with Khrushchev. That's what Reagan did with Gorbachev. That's… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Gorbachev's stance contrasts admirably with the policy of the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who used massive force and mass murder to force the… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
There is message to the community that a non-governmental process is underway to bring about social change, it's a public one, and… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
![“Over the course of the year 1990, the then Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher had many conversations with President [Mikhail] Gorbachev and other Soviet officials.” quote by Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/842/vladimir-putin-261_communication_over-the-course-of-the-year-1990-the-the_2858926.jpg)
![“[Mikhail] Gorbachev complained. He was told look, there's nothing on paper. People didn't actually say it but the implication was look, if you are dumb enough to take faith in a gentleman's agreement with us, that's your problem. NATO expanded to East Germany.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/860/noam-chomsky-42_agreement_mikhail-gorbachev-complained-he-was-told_2212618.jpg)
![“Gorbachev was acutely aware of the [USSR] economic problems, and it was central to all he did. He wanted to change the system in hopes of saving it. In the end he could not.” quote by David Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/83b/david-hoffman-38227_economic_gorbachev-was-acutely-aware-of-the-ussr_2878329.jpg)
![“Russia, despite its heavy flirtation with capitalism and some quite unsavory oligarchs, is still building its foreign policy on the Soviet ideals of internationalism, solidarity and logic. And even domestically, President [Vladin]Putin is slowly, step-by-step, restoring many important Soviet…” quote by Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8db/andre-vltchek-5249_achievement_russia-despite-its-heavy-flirtation-with_3136018.jpg)
![“[Mikhail] Gorbachev said that he would agree to the unification of Germany, and even adherence of Germany to NATO, which was quite a concession, if NATO didn't move to East Germany. And [George] Bush and [James] Baker promised verbally, that's critical, verbally that NATO would not expand "one…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd2/noam-chomsky-42_adherence_mikhail-gorbachev-said-that-he-would-agr_2235252.jpg)
