“Power built on totalitarian principles cannot admit its mistakes. To admit a mistake is to show weakness, to back down. To lose. This power sees conspiracy everywhere behind its back, so it lives with its head turned backwards, checking that… — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
When a person in a Russian prison decides to start speaking, to start speaking the truth - they start to reject oppression. — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
“Power built on totalitarian principles cannot admit its mistakes. To admit a mistake is to show weakness, to back down. To lose. This power… — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
I was always free because I felt free. It's very important to be free inside. The most important thing is to feel free. — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
“There is no certainty or predictability. There is no fate. There is a choice. My choice and yours, in each moment that demands it.” — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
“There was nothing malicious in their questions, just bewilderment. When you talk to people, they change their opinion about you. People without cotton wads… — Maria Alyokhina Copy Share Image
