Coups Quote by Mikhail Gorbachev Download Open image “The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.” — Mikhail Gorbachev ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Coups Defeat Failure Opponents Organized
What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat. — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Sometimes people ask me why I began perestroika. Were the causes basically domestic or foreign? The domestic reasons were undoubtedly the main ones, but… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Few revolutions succeed, and when they do, you often discover they did not gain what you hoped for, and you condemn yourself to perpetual… — Francesco Guicciardini Copy Share Image
In Russia itself the proletariat conquered in spite of the fact that there was no Soviet State in existence at the time elsewhere. For… — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is… — Ahmed Ben Bella Copy Share Image
“Russia was a kleptocracy, all the power in the hands of a corrupt few. The term thrown around these days was “elite capture”; the… — Mark Greaney Copy Share Image
The experience of opposing mass movements was acquired by the KGB during perestroika. It was then that the politicians decided to develop and nourish… — Vladimir Bukovsky Copy Share Image
The essential meaning of perestroika for Gorbachev and his supporters was creating and acting on alternatives to failed and dangerous policies at home and… — Stephen Cohen Copy Share Image
If Putin and those around him had been smart enough to go in a different direction... The country was ready. The conditions were extremely… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, comrades, do not be concerned about all you hear about Glasnost and Perestroika and democracy in the coming years. They are primarily for… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
We have no right ever to forget that psychological warfare is a struggle for winning people's minds. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
The time has come to choose a new direction of global development, to opt for a new civilization. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In Russia, there are those who make their money in criminal ways, but I earn everything myself. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
What happened to the Soviet Union happened mainly for domestic reasons. It was a failure of the model based on a command economy and… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
For the first time ever, we have confronted in reality the sinister power of uncontrolled nuclear energy. — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
In 1953, the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh. The Eisenhower administration believed… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
All democracies turn into dictatorships - but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can't help wondering if the day may… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
What really worries me is that those who are in positions of power are not really affected by what we are writing. In the… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Love is now, is always. All that is missing is the coup de grâce- which is called passion. — Clarice Lispector Copy Share Image
When I was thinking about what we could do in terms of what production values of Broadway might be able to add to the… — Alex Timbers Copy Share Image
the marks humans leave are too often scars. You build a hideous minimall or start a coup or try to become a rock star… — John Green Copy Share Image
What happened in Ukraine? The coup d'état in Ukraine has led to a civil war, because, yes, let's say, many Ukrainians no longer trusted… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
There are no term limits on His reign. He has always been King and He always will be King. There is no death that… — Sam Storms Copy Share Image
Brave men are brave from the very first. [Fr., Les hommes valeureux le sont au premier coup.] — Pierre Corneille Copy Share Image
My biggest disappointment was, of course, the coup attempts, ... The economy was proceeding very well, but in 1989 we had the most serious… — Corazon Aquino Copy Share Image
Why should we care about the coup? First, because we depend on Yemen's government to support our drone war against another local menace, al-Qaeda… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
