I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past.
VLADIMIR PUTINRussia 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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The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them.
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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.
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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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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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A considerable share of the world’s population still cannot afford comfortable housing, education and quality health care.
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My English is very bad.
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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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Russia is the biggest country in the world. It would be very difficult to surround it, and the world is changing so fast that it would basically be impossible, even in theory.
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Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.
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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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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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Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.
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Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.
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Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
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