The path towards a free society has not been simple. There are tragic and glorious pages in our history.
VLADIMIR PUTINRussian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.
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The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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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.
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Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.
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Libya is divided into tribes and clans.
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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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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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Bike is the most democratic transport vehicle. Bike is the most daring, challenging as it gives its owner the tempting feeling of freedom, that is why one can say without any exaggeration, bike is a symbol of freedom.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart.
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Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
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Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state – a country that others heed and that can stand up for itself.
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A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interest, cannot be a politician in Russia.
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Democracy is an internal subject of the developing society.
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Being gay is not a crime.
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