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> [The crisis of democracy in the West is not the result of falling in love with another system. In Europe and America people who are disillusioned with democracy do not dream about the Chinese model or any other form of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-crisis-of-democracy-in-the-west-is-not-the-result-of-falling-in/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

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> [Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled into democratic governments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/authoritarianism-is-not-pretending-anymore-to-be-a-real-alternative/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

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## More by Ivan Krastev

> [America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/america-gave-the-world-the-notion-of-the-melting-pot-an-alchemical/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/transparency-is-not-about-restoring-trust-in-institutions/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [ \[It's\] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/it-s-difficult-to-engage-people-in-politics-when-they-believe-that/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/for-the-european-union-russia-is-as-important-politically-and/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-post-cold-war-order-in-europe-is-finished-with-vladimir-putin-its/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The United States and Russia probably do not have common aims and dreams, but they have common worries: Both Washington and Moscow are concerned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-united-states-and-russia-probably-do-not-have-common-aims-and/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/it-is-people-s-willingness-to-take-personal-risks-and-confront-the/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/living-in-truth-cannot-be-reduced-to-having-access-to-full-information/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [True, Putin's Russia does not dream of joining the E.U., but Russia's stability depends on preserving the European nature of its regime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/true-putin-s-russia-does-not-dream-of-joining-the-e-u-but-russia-s/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-church-of-ted-is-very-optimistic-bulgarians-are-some-of-the-most/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/for-the-kremlin-it-is-more-feasible-to-preserve-its-great-power/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/remember-until-the-1970s-the-spread-of-democracy-has-always-been/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [As a rule, governments monitor people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/as-a-rule-governments-monitor-people/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Russians clearly perceive America's global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/russians-clearly-perceive-america-s-global-influence-as-being-in/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/democracy-has-always-been-in-crisis-democracy-is-all-about-practicing/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

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