“Nobody thought the Soviet Union would collapse; it was a shock for eve...” — Svetlana Alexievich Quote

“Nobody thought the Soviet Union would collapse; it was a shock for everyone.”

“My Ukrainian grandmother would tell amazing stories. She lost her father, and as children, we would always listen to her stories.”

“In the post-Soviet era, instead of freedom, various stripes of autocratic-totalitarianism have flourished: Russian, Belarusian, Kazakh... We are finding our way out from under the debris of the 'Red Empire' slowly and tentatively.”

“Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse.”

“We can't have a government that will collapse in three months.”

“First of all, I think the Saudis are deeply concerned about the collapse of negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians and the resumption of conflict.”