Tatyana Borisovna Dyachenko Quotes
There are unpleasant things which it is easy for only me to tell him.
Tatyana Borisovna Dyachenko, Advisor to and Daughter of Russian President Boris Yeltsen, Explanation of her qualifications to be part of her father’s administration, June 30, 1997
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