Ksenia Sobchak

I am used to people underestimating me.

— Ksenia Sobchak

My dream was to do political journalism.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I know how to be loud.

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I'm like the Russian Tyra Banks.

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I want my government to be transparent.

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I'm really a self-made businesswoman.

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I don't need anyone's approval for going to elections.

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Well, Trump is certainly not my hero. I'm sorry to say that, but that's true.

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Vladimir Putin is a person from a different generation.

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I'm a politician who's against corruption that Putin has done in our country.

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I am not afraid of Putin, so I go and challenge him on the elections.

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Stalin is a shameful stain on our country's history.

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I'm against bureaucratization, corruption, seeing the same people in power.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I intend to be a candidate for those who want to vote against everyone.

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The people are really afraid of what's going on in Russia; they are suffering with fear, sitting at home, doors locked, because…

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I mean, I'm a political figure in Russia for more than 10 years... This is how people in Russia know me.

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My goal is to make it so that the situation which we see at every election - the same candidates, the same…

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When I was 18 and was studying in university, Vladimir Putin became president of Russia.

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The only thing which is important to do is to tell about the values I share. It's to say how important liberalization…

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I think in political life you can only know your position and stay in place, even though people always try to push…

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With men it's always like this in Russia - they always want to be the head of everything.

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It's Russia. It's a patriarchal society. That's a fact you have to get used to. We have sexism. And it's widespread.

— Ksenia Sobchak

There's a view in Russian society that there are 'male professions' and 'female professions.' The women should be looking after the home…

— Ksenia Sobchak

To present me as the main face of the opposition movement is completely incorrect. I'm not a person who is 'against Putin.'…

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Of course for some Putin is a tyrant and dictator. Others consider him Russia's savior. But I'm in a difficult position. Putin…

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I am always getting messages that I am paid by America, that I work for America, that I am connected with CIA...…

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I think it is my big advantage that I know Putin personally... that he can trust me, that he can see in…

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If people don't like me, I insist they can vote for someone else. The only stupid thing we can do is to…

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People can't go into the street endlessly. My friends get asked why aren't they going to the next protest? They answer, 'Because…

— Ksenia Sobchak

It was a conscious choice, to build my own career, to make a name for myself. Another issue here, of course, is…

— Ksenia Sobchak

I am one of the most famous people in Russia, which is maybe not modest, but it's true.

— Ksenia Sobchak

Many people voted for Trump just to say, you know, their 'no' to the system.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I understood that I am a lot bigger than what I do, that I have a bigger potential.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I don't have to justify myself. I work a lot and I earn a lot.

— Ksenia Sobchak

Of course I want to be president, I want to win, but I also want to be sincere.

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Russia is the biggest European nation. We are Europeans, we are not Asians.

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It was very important to me that I be my own person. That's why I chose show business.

— Ksenia Sobchak

We must try to influence the government, not fight to take power.

— Ksenia Sobchak

I'm not for seizing power, I'm for justice in the country and for democratic elections.

— Ksenia Sobchak

The machine of repression can only be started, it can't be stopped - even by Putin.

— Ksenia Sobchak