--- title: "1 Anthem Quotes By Vladimir Voinovich" description: "1 Anthem quotes by Vladimir Voinovich. Plus more from Vladimir Voinovich and more Anthem sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/vladimir-voinovich-24709_anthem_people-sometimes-ask-is-putin-a-clever-m_2602535.jpg" --- > [People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got a good head for numbers. But as soon as he took office, the first thing he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/people-sometimes-ask-is-putin-a-clever-man-yes-he-s-clever-in-his-own/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/vladimir-voinovich-24709_anthem_people-sometimes-ask-is-putin-a-clever-m_2602535.jpg) ## Other authors on Anthem - [Jeff Britting 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthem/jeff-britting/) - [Jose Feliciano 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthem/jose-feliciano/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lana-del-rey-58447.jpg) Lana Del Rey 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthem/lana-del-rey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthem/ayn-rand/) ## More by Vladimir Voinovich > [Russia may soon get another chance to move closer to the West, to make a step - I do believe the first step toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/russia-may-soon-get-another-chance-to-move-closer-to-the-west-to-make/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [When the regime changed in Japan, the Japanese changed; Russians too can change, as long as the conditions for it are present once again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/when-the-regime-changed-in-japan-the-japanese-changed-russians-too/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [At this point, I don't care much where I live. I don't feel as attached to Russia's native woods as I was once. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/at-this-point-i-don-t-care-much-where-i-live-i-don-t-feel-as-attached/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [“-Little girl whom do you love more, mama or papa? -Stalin!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/little-girl-whom-do-you-love-more-mama-or-papa-stalin/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [A real dictator usually isn't interested in money or women, just pure power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/a-real-dictator-usually-isn-t-interested-in-money-or-women-just-pure/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [When you deny something your power is much more conspicuous than when you approve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/when-you-deny-something-your-power-is-much-more-conspicuous-than-when/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [From Gorbachev to Yeltsin, the pendulum swung one way; now, Putin has pushed it very far in the opposite direction, and the backlash is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/from-gorbachev-to-yeltsin-the-pendulum-swung-one-way-now-putin-has/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [Only 3 to 5 percent of people are aware of being a part of history; the overwhelming majority think things will always be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/only-3-to-5-percent-of-people-are-aware-of-being-a-part-of-history/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [Revival of the Stalin cult is very clearly being encouraged from above, and it's a way of encouraging the cult of Putin. The message…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/revival-of-the-stalin-cult-is-very-clearly-being-encouraged-from/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [The annexation of Crimea did undermine Ukraine to some extent, but less than it did Russia; this is a case in which the victim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/the-annexation-of-crimea-did-undermine-ukraine-to-some-extent-but/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [I think that right now the West understands Russia better than before and feels a much greater wariness toward it. I think that, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/i-think-that-right-now-the-west-understands-russia-better-than-before/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [“A meeting is that measure whereby a large number of people gather and some say things that they don't think and others think things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/a-meeting-is-that-measure-whereby-a-large-number-of-people-gather-and/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [The freedoms we have in Russia are just leftovers. Freedom of travel, which was completely nonexistent in the Soviet Union; artistic freedom - so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/the-freedoms-we-have-in-russia-are-just-leftovers-freedom-of-travel/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [Putin got lucky with the Sochi Olympics - it didn't fail, it was a great spectacle - and then he thought, "Why not grab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/putin-got-lucky-with-the-sochi-olympics-it-didn-t-fail-it-was-a-great/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) > [If Putin and those around him had been smart enough to go in a different direction... The country was ready. The conditions were extremely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-voinovich/if-putin-and-those-around-him-had-been-smart-enough-to-go-in-a/) [Vladimir Voinovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-voinovich/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anthem/vladimir-voinovich/#itemlist", "name": "1 Anthem Quotes By Vladimir Voinovich", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got a good head for numbers. But as soon as he took office, the first thing he did was to institute a new anthem based on the old Soviet one; that was a very major step, not a petty issue. He began at once to appeal to people's basest instincts. 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