I grew up in a large communal apartment where most of the rooms were occupied by my family and relations and only a few by outsiders. The house was pervaded by a strong traditional family spirit-a vital enthusiasm for work and respect for professional competence.

I am no professional politician-which is perhaps why I am continually obsessed by the question as to the purpose served by the work done by my friends and myse…

I worked under conditions of the highest security and under great pressure, first in Moscow and subsequently in a special secret research centre. At the time w…

For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me pers…

We both came from families in which parents got married, had children and the whole thing. So we were not the kind of people to live together permanently.

Familles, je vous hais! foyers clos; portes refermees; possessions jalouses du bonheur.

Sadly I roam, Still longing for de old plantation, And for de old folks at home.