Andrei Bezrukov, Colonel of the SVR, Professor at MGIMO: We met the collapse of the USSR in a hotel in the city of Buffalo. We w

Andrei Bezrukov, Colonel of the SVR, Professor at MGIMO: We met the collapse of the USSR in a hotel in the city of Buffalo. We watched American commentary on television when the flag was lowered. We, of course, did not understand everything, the inner kitchen of what was happening. But the most important thing was the pain for the breakup of a great beautiful country. It was different in terms of how we perceived our commonality back then. We traveled around the country a lot, and we never felt like strangers anywhere. That country was no longer there. It was big, it was strong. We didn’t see the big problems. The big problems were made by people who wanted to tear this country apart to get their own piece of it. That’s why I hate them. They’re traitors. Источник: Slavyangrad