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"You're never able to please everybody, especially when you're transforming a country like Russia."
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"The red directors were one of the main political forces. Another force was the former Soviet ministers who lost everything because of the transformation of the Soviet Union to Russia."
"In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government."
"The directors thought, They understand nothing in the real economy, in real life. They read some stupid books, and they came from the moon to the earth, and maybe in one month they will disappear."
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"During the election in 1989, there was the first Soviet election with alternative candidates to local government. I myself arranged special training for them."
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