"Alexander Yakovlev" may refer to:

*Alexander Yevgenievich Yakovlev (1887–1938), modernist painter

*Alexander Yakovlev (Russian politician) (1923–2005), so-called "godfather of glasnost" and ally of Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s

*Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev (1906–1989), Russian aeronautical engineer and airplane designer

*Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak (1912–1974), aircraft and missile designer

*Alexander Yakovlev (diplomat), ex United Nations officer

*Alexander Yakovlev (fighter), also known as Sultan Tikhaev, is a Russian mixed martial artist and rapper

*Alexander Stepanovich Yakovlev (1886–1953), Russian/Soviet writer

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If we knew there was a Russian family around, we'd try to get together, especially around holidays. Although the former Soviet states are now separate, we still feel ties together with the people of Russia or Ukraine or Belarus or Serbia. We were brought up with this culture and religion. Especially here in the U.S., it's important to keep our religion and heritage.

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I wrote a letter to Gorbachev warning him that trouble was brewing. He replied, 'Alexander, you overestimate their intelligence and courage.' In July, I resigned. I said, 'Something's cooking, I can sense it.' He ignored me and went on holiday.

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We promised that things would get better, but things were getting worse and worse, ... Cold War.

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Probably because many people do not want it to work fast. The spiritual matrix of the people is predominantly tuned to beautiful lies rather than the bitter truth.

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