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Without Glasnost There Is Not, And There Cannot Be, Democratism, The Political Creativity Of The Masses And Their Participation In Management.

The Emerging 'environmentalization' Of Our Civilization And The Need For Vigorous Action In The Interest Of The Entire Global Community Will Inevitably Have Multiple Political Consequences. Perhaps The Most Important Of Them Will Be A Gradual Change In The Status Of The United Nations. Inevitably, It Must Assume Some Aspects Of A World Government.

Please Remember One Lesson Of The 20th Century. One Cannot Force Happiness, Impose Happiness On Nations By Imposing Any Kind Of Utopia On Others. The Communist Model Of Society Was A Kind Of Imposed Utopia For Which The Russian People In Particular Paid A Great Price. Still, Sometimes We See That Attempts Are Being Made To Impose Some Other Kind Of Model On The Entire World - Maybe A Westernized Or Americanized Model... This Is Not The Way To Go Because This Can Only Create Conflict.

When I Cleared Out Moscow Apartment After Stepping Down As President, They Found All Kinds Of Wiring In The Walls. It Turned Out That They Had Been Spying On Me All Along.

Imagine A Country That Flies Into Space, Launches Sputniks, Creates Such A Defense System, And It Can't Resolve The Problem Of Women's Pantyhose. There's No Toothpaste, No Soap Powder, Not The Basic Necessities Of Life. It Was Incredible And Humiliating To Work In Such A Government.