I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the same thing, and I would ask everyone to make no mistake about that — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
There were no strategic mistakes that could affect Russia's history and it further development. No, there were no such mistakes. Tactical errors were made in some less significant options, problems and so on. But, on the whole, Russia embarked on… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying. — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
I understand that it's hard for everyone, but one cannot give in to emotions... we'll have to draw lessons from the current crisis and… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
The main problem with being president is the constant sense that you are inside a glass bowl for everyone to see, or in a… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
I would like to stress here that a lasting peace in the Chechen republic and so-called peace talks with the bandits are not the… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
Your commanders have ordered you to storm the White House and to arrest me. But I as the elected President of Russia give you… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
We all have an equal interest in stability and security throughout Europe. The years the OSCE has existed, and particularly this year, have given… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
“You can build a throne of bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long.” — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
Gorbachev gave us freedom of worship and freedom of speech and freedom to see what was going on and freedom to vote, but that… — Boris Yeltsin Copy Share Image
