The Soviet Union tried to sell a set of ideas, very left wing, and focus on so-called peace. Vladimir Putin doesn't care… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
When [Vladimir] Putin, a former lieutenant-colonel in the KGB, became Russia's president on December 31, 1999 - eight years after the failed… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
We know that the governments in most of the successor states formed after the collapse of the Soviet Union are replaced through… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
It didn't take long to recognise the shortcomings of the Soviet regime and to see the values of the free world. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I am lucky, .. that the popular sport in the Soviet Union was chess and not baseball. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Back in the days of the Soviet Union, the countries of Eastern Europe, being under the control of the USSR, would call… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
As for the eastern part of the former Soviet Union, the picture is rather uniform. Authoritarian structures prevail to differing extents. But… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani leadership can… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer, or even… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
I'm not paranoid, but I am cautious. I don't drink tea with strangers, I don't fly Aeroflot and I avoid certain countries with close… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Barack Obama took over after Vladimir Putin's first aggression, in Georgia. In 2009, he did the reset policy because they had these stupid ideas… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Inevitably the machines must win, but there is still a long way to go before a human on his or her best day is… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
In my opinion, using different kinds of epithets and adjectives in connection with the word democracy is a sign of mere hypocrisy, to put… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
Ratings are king and the money keeps flowing, and partisanship is so strong today that people rely on a few sources absolutely instead of… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
At a certain point, the atmosphere in the West could change. But I don't see determined political will [for that] at the moment. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share
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