In 1999, during the New York celebrations marking the tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I myself heard Shevardnadze assert that Georgia had given the twentieth century two historic figures: “One who erected the Iron Curtain [Joseph Stalin], and one who tore it down” – meaning himself.
1999年，在纽约庆祝柏林墙倒塌十周年之际，我亲耳听到谢瓦尔德纳说格鲁吉亚为二十世纪贡献了两位历史性人物：“一位亲手缔造了铁幕[约瑟夫·斯大林]，而另一位终结了它”——他自己就是铁幕的终结者。