Viktor Chernomyrdin Quotes

Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin was a Russian politician. He was the first chairman of the Gazprom energy company and the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia based on consecutive years. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s, and a participant in the transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that he was designated as a presidential adviser.Chernomyrdin was known in Russia and Russian-speaking countries for his language style, which contained numerous malapropisms and syntactic errors. Many of his sayings became aphorisms and idioms in the Russian language, one example being his expression "We wanted the best, but it turned out like always." .Chernomyrdin died on 3 November 2010 after a long illness. He was buried beside his wife in Novodevichy Cemetery on 5 November, and his funeral was broadcast live on Russian federal TV channels. Wikipedia  

✵ 9. April 1938 – 3. November 2010
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Famous Viktor Chernomyrdin Quotes

“We wanted the best, but it turned out like always.”

Obituary, The Economist, 6th November 2010 p. 107

“It has never been like this and now it is exactly the same again.”

Obituary, The Economist, 6th November 2010 p. 107

“Whatever organisation we try to create, it always ends up looking like the Communist Party.”

Obituary, The Economist, 6th November 2010 p. 107

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