The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other.
There is no real public opinion in Communist countries. They are ruled by an oligarchy.
You know the critical thing with the Communist countries is Communism, which by definition consists of control by the government.
When I entered the film school at the Prague Academy in the '50s, it was the hardest time in the Communist countries. The ideological control of the society was almost absolute.
Everybody goes down to a least common denominator, and as a result, productivity goes down to zero. And we've seen that in every communist country around the world.
You have to believe that trade with Cuba is wrong because it is communist, but trading with China and Vietnam is just dandy.
I've wrestled on every continent but Antarctica and in every country in the world except for China and the U.S.S.R.
I'd get me a bunch of bats and balls and sneak me a couple of umpires and learn them kids behind the Iron Curtain how to tote a bat and play baseball.
I've lived a lot in communist countries and they're intensely interested in money. I think they are more interested in money than capitalists are. They're the most materialistic people in the world. What they're actually living for is material things. The irony of that is that in communist countries there isn't anything to buy.
You know, 20 years... the films of television when it started, the literature, radio in communist countries, they're clean as a whistle; there was no violence, no sex, no drugs, nothing.
You said, 'Planning is something for communist countries; democracy and planning don't go together!' But, with all the errors we committed, our plans succeeded.
Has the pope questioned the faith of any communist leaders? He spends a lot of time in communist countries.
