Putin got lucky with the Sochi Olympics - it didn't fail, it was a great spectacle - and then he thought, "Why not grab Crimea?" And ended up getting stuck. If he had been a wise man, he wouldn't have… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
If Putin and those around him had been smart enough to go in a different direction... The country was ready. The conditions were extremely favorable - with oil prices as high as they were, it was possible to do anything.… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
Russia may soon get another chance to move closer to the West, to make a step - I do believe the first step toward… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
When the regime changed in Japan, the Japanese changed; Russians too can change, as long as the conditions for it are present once again.… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
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 used to dearly love Moscow, even though I wasn't born there; but now, it's changed so much that it's a strange city for me. I had a bond with my friends, but most of them are… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share
A real dictator usually isn't interested in money or women, just pure power. — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
When you deny something your power is much more conspicuous than when you approve it. — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
From Gorbachev to Yeltsin, the pendulum swung one way; now, Putin has pushed it very far in the opposite direction, and the backlash is inevitable. So I think the year 2042 could be quite interesting. Specifically, I think today's reactionary policy will end in total failure and the need for a new perestroika; there will be a "time of troubles,"… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share
Only 3 to 5 percent of people are aware of being a part of history; the overwhelming majority think things will always be the… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
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… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
The annexation of Crimea did undermine Ukraine to some extent, but less than it did Russia; this is a case in which the victim… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
I think that right now the West understands Russia better than before and feels a much greater wariness toward it. I think that, if… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
“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… — Vladimir Voinovich Copy Share Image
