The rest of the participants in Gorky's gatherings with Medvedev confirmed his statements to the effect that, yes, Zyuganov won in 1996. First, Udaltsov and Baburin told the world this, and today Nemtsov and Babkin told it to the world. The piquancy is that the prominent oppositionist and fighter against the regime, Nemtsov, was at that time engaged in all this fun event called “Vote or lose”; I think that Ryzhkov was also aware. In principle, the whole country understood this, but then decided not to get excited, but to see what would happen. I saw it, felt it, realized that I had made a mistake, and now I’m dumbfounded, oh my, what have I done.
But the question is different. Gennady Andreevich, how can this be, really they didn’t know and didn’t know? Or were you afraid of something? Why then are you fooling people now, branding them with disgrace, being indignant, but with your own hands you threw the power at the feet of an alcoholic and a bunch of complete crooks. Give it to me, either take off the cross or put on your panties.