I think that we are right now - the society - is living in the Facebook era and the political system is… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
My political tradition is on the left, but I think that more modern leftists, they sometimes get stuck with this vision of… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
I think that it's inevitable if society will be run by old-timers who are still in the paradigm of the past, so… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Some politicians are scared of Putin and some are extremely apologetic, actually. And I feel very sorry for this because some people… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Russia can fall apart. It's not because of the oil prices ... It's because what sticks a country together is a common interest of… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
From the point of view of legislation of the Constitution, my mandate has been given by my constituency. So it's only my constituency that… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Putin is very much afraid of leaving. Because he is formally right now in his first term, so has another eight years from now.… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Putin is not a strategist at all. He has brilliant tactics, but he is a very bad strategist overall. And I think he is… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
I think that we are right now - the society - is living in the Facebook era and the political system is still in… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
With Tatars, the situation is a little bit more complex. They are geographically very isolated so they need the rest of Russia. When they… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Generally, Putin thinks of himself as Christian. I don't think he is, but he pretends to think that he is. In terms of his… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
Right now, I see a lot of alarming trends inside Russia, especially in Siberia, which I represent in the parliament. People start to ask… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
In the world of today, I think that entrepreneurs are the new emerging ruling class - I identify it as the startup class. That's… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
My political tradition is on the left, but I think that more modern leftists, they sometimes get stuck with this vision of large government… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
I think that it's inevitable if society will be run by old-timers who are still in the paradigm of the past, so I think… — Ilya Ponomarev Copy Share Image
