Russia can fall apart. It's not because of the oil prices ... It's because what sticks a country together is a common… — Ilya Ponomarev Common 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… — Ilya Ponomarev Constitution 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… — Ilya Ponomarev Lawyer 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… — Ilya Ponomarev Acting Copy Share Image
I think that we are right now - the society - is living in the Facebook era and the political system is… — Ilya Ponomarev 19th century 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 20th century 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.… — Ilya Ponomarev Mountain 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… — Ilya Ponomarev Christian 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… — Ilya Ponomarev Ask questions Copy Share Image
In the world of today, I think that entrepreneurs are the new emerging ruling class - I identify it as the startup… — Ilya Ponomarev 21st century 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 Community 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 Business Copy Share Image
We need to convince him that if he makes the decision to go, that we are ready to trade his personal security… — Ilya Ponomarev Convince 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 American imperialism Copy Share Image
I think that there are excesses that exist in all societies. I won't say it's normal to have them, but it's natural… — Ilya Ponomarev Done Copy Share Image
We have a Russian proverb, "Those who are doomed to be sunk will never be hanged." I think that you shouldn't run… — Ilya Ponomarev Bodyguard Copy Share Image
Conservatives - they say, 'Oh, Putin is a real leader, he's a true man, he stays firm on his position, he's not… — Ilya Ponomarev Fighting Copy Share Image
I have a group of very loyal people. We are in the minority very much, basically 10 to 15% of the population… — Ilya Ponomarev Dying Copy Share Image
