The World Will Not Accept Dictatorship Or

The Union Was Destroyed Against The Will Of The People, And It Was Done Deliberately - With The Participation Of The Russian Leadership, On The One Hand, And That Of The Putschists, On The Other.

Sometimes, The Decisions Have To Be Taken In Minutes, Even Seconds, And There Would Be No Time To Make The Right Decision. We Understood That This Could Have Ended In Catastrophe.

I Believe, As Lenin Said, That This Revolutionary Chaos May Yet Crystallize Into New Forms Of Life.

Democracy Is The Wholesome And Pure Air Without Which A Socialist Public Organization Cannot Live A Full-blooded Life.

We Are Not Abandoning Our Convictions, Our Philosophy Or Traditions, Nor Do We Urge Anyone To Abandon Theirs.