“f you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God’s sake.”

If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and ideals, then it doesn’t need foreign enemies – it will fall apart on its own.

You can do a lot more with weapons and politeness than just politeness.

You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.

Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.

The Comrade Wolf knows whom to eat, as the saying goes. It knows whom to eat and is not about to listen to anyone, it seems.

I’m convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.

Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state – a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.

Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.

Absolute trust is something hard to achieve even in a family, and it is much harder to achieve on an international level.

Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

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.

I don’t read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland.

Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In my judgment, a journalist’s job is very interesting.

The whole world recognizes Russia’s cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.