Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the major geopolitical disaster of the century.
VLADIMIR PUTINRussia 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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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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Democracy cannot be exported to some other place. This must be a product of internal domestic development in a society.
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It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
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Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. We will never allow this to happen.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.
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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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I spend a little time every day to play sports.
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I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.
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The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.
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Democracy is not possible without effectively working legal system.
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Russia does not and cannot have any political choice but democracy.
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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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If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests of majority.
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