Burden Quote by Boris Yeltsin

Russia may soon get another chance to move closer to the West, to make a step - I do believe the first step toward…

— Vladimir Voinovich

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.

— Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin is doubtlessly trying to drive a wedge into the Western alliance. When it comes to the Russian minorities in the Baltics, Putin…

— Heinrich August Winkler

There is an enormous difference between Russia and Western Europe.

— Herman Gorter

Our political leaders often talk about Russia taking an independent path, but they like to live like people in the West.

— Alexei Navalny

We, Russia, are prepared to work with others. I am convinced that stability and security in Europe cannot be considered without taking Russia into…

— Boris Yeltsin

In the event that we don't want to lose the Far East and Siberia, we need a united Europe.

— Garry Kasparov

We had in the West a very romantic vision of Russia back in 1991, when the Soviet Union died and whatever is Russia began…

— Marvin Kalb

Everyone wants Russia to be a prosperous, democratic state that is fully integrated.

— Condoleezza Rice

Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.

— James G. Stavridis

Everyone in my country understands that Russia cannot do without Europe and that, vice versa, Europe cannot do without Russia. We depend on cooperation.

— Valentina Matviyenko