After visiting Gorbachev in the hospital on June 30, liberal economist Ruslan Grinberg told the armed forces news outlet Zvezda: " He gave us all freedom--but we don't know what to do with it."

6月30日，自由派经济学家鲁斯兰·格林伯格在探望了住院的戈尔巴乔夫后告诉武装力量新闻媒体红星电视台：“他给了我们所有人自由——但我们不知道该怎么做。”