Collapse Quote by Brandon Webb

Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian…

— Vladimir Putin

People are tired of the humiliation that they don't want to be perceived as weak within the international community. And they are, therefore, actually…

— Clarissa Ward

I'm proud of Russia, that's true. And we have something to be proud of, but we do not have any obsession with being a…

— Vladimir Putin

“In a certain sense the country of ‘Russia’ as such did not exist: it had for centuries been an empire, whether in fact or…

— Tony Judt

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not…

— Fareed Zakaria

I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for their Motherland.…

— Vladimir Putin

Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian…

— Vladimir Putin

The downfall of democratic institutions in Russia doesn't add to the self-confidence of either [Vladimir] Putin or his friends, as the loss of power…

— Garry Kasparov

People in Russia say that those who do not regret the collapse of the Soviet Union have no heart, and those that do regret…

— Vladimir Putin

The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.

— Bob Schaffer

Russia made a decisive contribution to the victory over Nazism. That's clear to every honest observer. So, therefore, in a certain manner, it is…

— Dmitry Medvedev

Russia, despite its heavy flirtation with capitalism and some quite unsavory oligarchs, is still building its foreign policy on the Soviet ideals of internationalism,…

— Andre Vltchek