Peter I, a reformer who was not so fond of hereditary Russian nobility, decreed: “Noblemen in the Council should talk without notes that each person’s … be visible.” / "Указую боярам в Думе говорить по ненаписанному, дабы дурь каждого видна была".

Peter I waged wars throughout most of his reign, which were obviously a huge burden for the country. Hence, he came up with this maxima: “… is the artery of war.”

Having defeated Napoleon and upon being greeted by the Parisians, Russian emperor Alexander I told the French: “I would have come to you sooner, but I had been delayed by the… of your soldiers.”

Another Russian reformer Alexander II used to say this: “It is not hard to govern Russia, but it is completely…” / "Не сложно управлять Россией, но совершенно ..."

According to Vladimir Lenin, “Out of all the forms of art the most important for us is…” «Из всех искусств для нас наиважнейшим является..."

Joseph Stalin once contended that: “Healthy … is a good basis for work in cooperation.”

«Здоровое ........ — хорошая основа для совместной работы.»

Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, confronted by the slowing down of the GDP growth rate, argued that “The economy should be…”

"Экономика должна быть - ..."

The last Soviet reformer Mikhail Gorbachev was certain that: “The U.S. needs their own…”

"Америка нуждается в ..."