The real political life in Russia unfortunately is not in the parliament but on the streets and in the media. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
It's true that in chess as in politics, fund-raising and glad-handing matter. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“It is not what a government does with data that defines it; it is what it does to human beings.” — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
In chess the rules are fixed and the outcome is unpredictable, whereas in Putin's Russia the rules are unpredictable and the outcome… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Most likely, the system of mutual relations that has evolved in Eastern Europe and Asia corresponds to another level of governance. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The international repercussions were shattering to some extent - there is no intention to repeat operations of such kind in the future.[Viktor]… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Karabakh conflict has a strong influence on the political climate both in Azerbaijan and Armenia. It is obvious, too, that the Azerbaijani… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I certainly want to be involved in politics and help shape the transition. I am in contact with regime critics who had… — 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
There are exceptions of course, like for instance the Baltic States, which are members of the European Union, together with Ukraine and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
When you say politics, you conjure a whole bunch of associations: elections, campaigning, debates, fundraising. None of this exists in Russia! We… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
But we must not forget the effort undertaken by the ruling elite in Russia to manipulate Western politicians, businessmen as well as… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
We can't attribute a long history of democratic traditions to Japan, either, but today Japan boasts a fully-fledged democracy in which governments… — 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
Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Alexei Navalny, the opposition politician who has led anti-corruption protests, had a blog about a credit line to a company owned by… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
This traditionally happens in Russia and in every other undemocratic country as well - the quest for a scapegoat won't be long,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
In my opinion, this vicious circle will be broken by history itself. Because sticking to the current form of governance, which is… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
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 Image
Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“The international repercussions were shattering to some extent - there is no intention to repeat operations of such kind in the future.[Viktor] Yanukovych's electoral victory clearly demonstrated that there are no pro-Russian politicians in the Ukraine, just Ukrainian politicians.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d29/garry-kasparov-910_intention_the-international-repercussions-were-sha_1263598.jpg)
![“But we must not forget the effort undertaken by the ruling elite in Russia to manipulate Western politicians, businessmen as well as journalists. That's why [Vladimir] Putin's "fifth column" is that powerful in the West.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/427/garry-kasparov-910_businessman_but-we-must-not-forget-the-effort-undert_2786130.jpg)
![“Many politicians in the West cling to the notion of a partnership with Russia. They want to include [Vladimir] Putin, make compromises and constantly negotiate new deals with him. But history has taught us that the longer we pursue appeasement and do nothing, the higher the price will be later on…” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7bc/garry-kasparov-910_appeasement_many-politicians-in-the-west-cling-to-th_3034013.jpg)
![“In my opinion, this vicious circle will be broken by history itself. Because sticking to the current form of governance, which is to say guaranteeing the survival of [Vladimir] Putin's regime, will necessarily lead to the demise of Russia within its present borders.” quote by Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/375/garry-kasparov-910_borders_in-my-opinion-this-vicious-circle-will-b_1320050.jpg)
