Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

And this system sorted out the Chechen war in just 20 days. This way, I used the Presidents power, he didnt use me. It wasnt hard for me to leave - it isnt my scene. I have nothing to do there. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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As I understand I took most so-called democratic states about 200 years on average to build their democracies. That is why, when we go to sleep under totalitarian rule and wake up in a democracy, it makes me laugh. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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For 73 years a totalitarian regime ruled the country. Totalitarian regime. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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I am a Soviet man, and Yeltsin is a Soviet man - maybe our grandchildren will be different. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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I counted on sixty days only, but I held out for 133. I didnt go into power, but to get power I borrowed some power from the President and made him sign a number of decrees and give me enough power to create a system capable of handling crisis situations. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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I have equal contempt for both left and right radicals. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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I mean that at least 80% of the Russian people feel destitute. Its the people who had their past and future taken from them - they dont get paid - many of them face a wall. They have nowhere to go. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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Im saying that more than a hundred weapons out of the supposed number of 250 are not under the control of the armed forces of Russia. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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In order to build basic democracy here well need lives of two generations - at least forty years. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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There is no reason why I should call myself a democrat. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people dont get paid for half a year. - Aleksandr Lebed Quotes

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