Monday, 15 October 2007

Russian politics today

'Village of fools' BBC4 10pm 8th October 2007

Sergei Nikolaevich (The vice speaker of the Russian parliament)

Commentator
'He is convinced that the west want to launch a new cold war against Russia.'
'He is a Nationalist.'
'He stands for a great Russia, a super power like the Soviet Union was, A country that inspires fear and commands respect.'

Sergei Nikolaevich
"Gorbachev opened the floodgates during perestroika when freedom of speech was raised level of complete irresponsibility. And now that permissiveness is disappearing. Today the state controls television and radio. Now we are happy."
"Our party ‘The peoples will’ stands for the ordinary man and for imperial Russia"
"There is a new force in Russia. It could really become one of the global centres of power again"

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