Answer: My mother and grandmother were religious. On one table in my grandparents’ house were my grandmother’s Orthodox prayer icons. Next to it, on another table, my Communist grandfather placed his portrait of Lenin. “It’s important people don’t forget that the revolution in Russia began with the most noble ideals; my grandfather believed in those ideals.” Question: “Do you believe in God?” Answer: “No.” (Long pause.) “But I believe in the universe.”
Gorbachev is asked about his moral compass
