Borders Quote by Garry Kasparov

We should not assume that Russia is doomed to live according to its worst traditions. In fact, in Russian history, failed efforts at external…

— Daniel Fried

Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - where liberal value have deep…

— Vladimir Putin

I don't have a lot of hope for Russia when Putin goes, because I think that the kind of damage that has been done…

— Masha Gessen

Putinsim is not necessarily the end state for Russia. Russia has moved in many directions since the early 1980s.

— Daniel Fried

Putin's survival depends on land grabs of foreign territories. He needs new annexations. The annexation of Crimea has gained him much applause at home.…

— Arseniy Yatsenyuk

From Gorbachev to Yeltsin, the pendulum swung one way; now, Putin has pushed it very far in the opposite direction, and the backlash is…

— Vladimir Voinovich

I do not know how Vladimir Putin will be esteemed by the future history, but I have no doubt that among his successes and…

— Vladimir Posner

I have no idea how long Putin will last. The good news is, Putin doesn't know either. It will be sudden and it won't…

— Garry Kasparov

I didn't like doing predictions. It's certainly true that right now - and this could change tomorrow - but, right now there is no…

— Anne Applebaum

With its declining population, with people moving out of the Far East, with an enormously powerful China in the east, I think the real…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

However, if Moscow regains control over Ukraine, with its 52 million people and major resources as well as access to the Black Sea, Russia…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

I don't care what becomes of Russia. To hell with it. All this is only the road to a World Revolution.

— Vladimir Lenin