Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.
VLADIMIR PUTINThe transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
More Vladimir Putin Quotes
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I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past.
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Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy.
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I don’t read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland.
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There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.
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You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.
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It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one’s own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis.
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Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth.
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Policies are being pursued that place on the same level a multi-child family and a same-sex partnership, a faith in God and a belief in Satan. This is the path to degradation.
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The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition.
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I’m convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.
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It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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Prisons where people can’t even work is the worst punishment you can think of. And I don’t think we should put all convicts in such facilities where people are deprived of their freedom.
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Any fourth grade history student knows socialism has failed in every country, at every time in history.
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Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society.
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I believe that the presidential term should be limited.
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Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England – where liberal value have deep historic roots.
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We must not forget that God created us equal.
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Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
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The whole world recognizes Russia’s cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.
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The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.
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Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
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We don’t need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.
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I insist that people – wherever they live – have their rights and they must be able to fight for them.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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f you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God’s sake.
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