Quote by Dominic Lieven

On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia...

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Lesson taught by History: do not fight Russians in their own territory.”

— Victor Bello Accioly

“On the twelfth of June, the forces of Western Europe crossed the borders of Russia, and war began--that is, an event took place contrary…

— Leo Tolstoy

The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged…

— Ivan Krastev

Unless Russia is face with an iron fist and strong language, another is in the making. Only one language do they understand - 'How…

— Harry S. Truman

“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

I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the…

— Anonymous

My grandfather had come over as a member of the czarist army, to make an arms deal with the British government. Being a blinkered…

— Helen Mirren

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

— James G. Stavridis

“If Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, Cracow, Warsaw, and Berlin belong to Europe, then why not Leningrad, why not Moscow--indeed, why stop before Vladivostok? It is…

— George Konrád

“Russia was a kleptocracy, all the power in the hands of a corrupt few. The term thrown around these days was “elite capture”; the…

— Mark Greaney

We need to develop respect for our history, despite all of its flaws, and love for the Fatherland. We need to pay the utmost…

— Vladimir Putin