Gennady Zyuganov Quotes (29 Quotes)

All our three factions have taken a decision to vote against Chernomyrdin. We do not think he will be able to cope with the situation and following him, a bloody dictatorship will come to power.

a single quality to head the government.

The country is turning into a raw materials appendage, ... There is no social justice.

change its course and give an honest assessment of the state of the nation.

His cabinet is utterly bankrupt -- financially and intellectually, ... blackmail and pressure.

Many achievements of the Soviet epoch laid the foundation for modern society. All this should be remembered. The repeal of the Nov. 7 holiday will bring nobody the laurels of a hero.

but on an even greater scale and with even more dramatic consequences.

We are voting today not so much on the head of the government but on the course to get us out of this crisis.

destroys those missiles that could have shielded our country for another 15 years.

People who gathered here share different opinions, but when it comes to basic values such as culture, health, economic revival, the support of all forms of property, they unite their effort.

We clearly stated that we cannot vote for a person who has no team, no clear program and insufficient experience,

If the government fails to fulfill these conditions, the Communist party reserves the right to vote against the budget in subsequent readings, ... civil disobedience and protest across the whole country.

Common sense has prevailed in our state.

Our stance remains unchanged. (Chernomyrdin) doesn't even understand the program he has proposed.

Our decision is firm -- we shall vote against the candidacy of Chernomyrdin,

I have to say that Lenin is more important than ever. Lenin's New Economic Policy is knocking at Russia's doors and will be required. It is as important as it was in the 1920s.

We will support the package of laws which ease the tax burden and develop our industry ... but financial and economic measures alone will not save the country.

If we fail to reach an agreement here, everything will spill out to the streets.

It is completely incomprehensible why the British have the necessary technology, but we don't. If we can't make effective rescue equipment ourselves, we need to buy it abroad.

It defies the nation's history and commonsense. With their filthy hands and drunken heads they are crawling into the sanctuary of the state.

I don't think you have to be a specialist to see what his state of health is ... if during the crisis the captain is not on deck, that means he is seriously ill.

It's enough that Marko lost his father. He doesn't need to lose his mother as well.

Promises given during the election have not been fulfilled. Instead we have a conflict that has grown into the bickering of generals.

That's the statement of a man who doesn't understand what's going on in the streets and in the country.

The less (Yeltsin) interferes in day-to-day life and real politics, the faster the country will return to health,

His epoch is finished already, and it finished a long time ago.

Let us not divide the country into the victorious and vanquished, ... Together we will revive Russia.

have become hostages to a dead constitution and an absolutely incapable president.

The situation is spinning out of control ... and the government is unable to solve any of the problems. We support the initiative of coal miners, scientists, students and teachers who demand the resignation of the president.