“Authority in Russia had always been transferred through natural death, conspiracy or revolution,” — Steven Lee Myers Conspiracy Copy Share Image
“So stagnant was life in the Soviet Union then that even a sclerotic socialist system like East Germany’s seemed prosperous by comparison,” — Steven Lee Myers East germany Copy Share Image
“When Kissinger flew into Petersburg for a visit, it was Vladimir Putin who met him at the airport and took him to… — Steven Lee Myers Decent people Copy Share Image
“I want to step down this year, Vladimir Vladimirovich,” Yeltsin said he told him. “This year. That’s very important. The new century… — Steven Lee Myers Putin Copy Share Image
“Bush pledged friendship and cooperation, but Putin also heard the voices of others in Washington, liberals and conservatives, who criticized Russia and… — Steven Lee Myers Friendship Copy Share Image
“Vladimir Putin portrayed himself as an avowed democrat. And yet even then, at the dawn of democracy in Russia, he warned that… — Steven Lee Myers Putin Copy Share Image
“Putin coined a slogan for his vision of a new, rule-abiding Russia that was secure and prosperous. It embodied the internal contradictions… — Steven Lee Myers Dreams Copy Share Image
“I can distinctly hear the beatings of the wings of the angel of death,” it went, in improbably elegant English, which Litvinenko… — Steven Lee Myers Around the world Copy Share Image
“The Soviet officers and soldiers deployed to Germany scavenged whatever they could acquire—blue jeans, pornography, and even weapons—to sell or barter on… — Steven Lee Myers Investing Copy Share Image
