▁deeply ▁convinced ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁we ' ve ▁got ▁a ▁professional ▁manager , ▁who ▁really ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁state . ▁And , ▁mind ▁you , ▁week ly ▁conf esses ▁and ▁takes ▁Comm union . ▁I ▁know ▁that ▁for ▁sure ! ▁And ▁it ▁tells ▁me ▁a ▁lot . ▁True ▁Orth odox ▁person ▁can ▁not ▁do ▁evil . ▁Even ▁if ▁he ▁is ▁engaged ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁sli pp ery ▁thing ▁[ as ▁politics ]. ▁Le ading ▁Russia ▁is ▁da un ting . ▁But ▁everywhere , ▁at ▁all ▁performances , ▁including ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁students , ▁I ▁say : ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁has ▁ris en ▁from ▁its ▁kne es . ▁We ▁are ▁stronger , ▁and ▁we ▁are ▁fe ared ▁and ▁h ated ▁by ▁some ▁- ▁take ▁a ▁sc andal ▁with ▁our ▁Olymp ians . ▁They ▁want ▁to ▁r uffle , ▁to ▁prov oke ▁us . ▁We ▁anno y ▁them . ▁We ▁grow ▁stronger . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Europe ▁is ▁falling ▁apart . ▁And ▁America ▁- ▁a ▁col oss us ▁on ▁feet ▁of ▁cl ay . ▁This ▁is ▁what ▁I ▁feeling ▁about ▁policy ▁today . ▁Although ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁ago , ▁I ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁intellig ents ia , ▁which ▁since ▁Soviet ▁times ▁f ights ▁with ▁the ▁authorities . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁bad ▁habit ! ▁ ▁Selected ▁film ography ▁ ▁Films ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁- ▁▁ ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁World , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁sym pos ium ▁▁ 1 9