In modern Russia, you have no official, formal assessment of this past. Nobody in any Russian document has said that the policy of the Soviet government was criminal, that it was terrible. No one has ever said this.
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Nationality: Polish Type: Journalist Born: March 4, 1932 |
Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.
The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

