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Quotes from Katastroika — Alexander Zinoviev

1922–2006 Russia

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The first words of the inhabitats of Partgrad were offensive words.

Katastroika (1988)

The oblast head of Church disproved the claim in a party newspaper. At the same time he condemned the president of the US as a warmonger.

Katastroika (1988)

She is well known as an ardent supporter of whatever the party’s main direction is. She used to be a passionate Brezhnevist. Now she is an even more passionate Gorbachevist.

Katastroika (1988)

‘More and more centres of population are joining the socialist competition to acquire the name of the place where prince Oleg was stung by a snake and former czarina Maria was strangled.’

Katastroika (1988)

Khrushchev’s perestroika ended without any bloodshed. Khrushchev’s companions abandoned their leader in time and turned Brezhnevists.

Katastroika (1988)

On the palace of the Prince, there was a slogan: ‘Long live feudalism – the bright future of the whole humanity!’ The slogan on the first sanctuary read: ‘Forward to the victory of serfdom!’

Katastroika (1988)

When Andropov became First Secretary of Central Committee of CPSU, he ordered the town renamed Partgrad. It’s hard to guess, how long will that name endure.

Katastroika (1988)

They new the old folk wisdom: what has been built might be really crap and therefore it doesn’t make any sense to dig it, for the smell could make the life really impossible. They regarded Gorbachev exactly that kind of a fool, who had broken the rule.

Katastroika (1988)

The Stalin Square and Stalin Prospect were renamed Lenin Square and Lenin Prospect. The statue of Stalin was remade into statue of Lenin.

Katastroika (1988)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Alexander Zinoviev (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.