Russian-US political celebrity.
She is the Russian-born daughter of Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin; her defection to the U.S. in 1967 caused an international sensation.
As a result of half a century of Soviet rule people have been weaned from a belief in human kindness.
"He is gone, but his shadow still stands over all of us. It still dictates to us and we, very often, obey."
"Moscow, breathing fire like a human volcano with its smouldering lava of passion, ambition and politics, its hurly-burly of meetings and entertainment. . . . Moscow seethes and bubbles and gasps for air. It's always thirsting for something new . . ."
"It is human nature that rules the world, not governments and regimes."
