Contrast Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

The Russians have succeeded in one thing: they have sold the world the idea that they represent socialism and the ideas of Marx,and we…

— Erich Fromm

In the sense that people who produce things and work get rewarded, statistically. You don't get rewarded precisely for your effort, but in Russia…

— Esther Dyson

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

Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

— Kenneth Rogoff

Some people say Russia is running at 50 percent of its gross domestic product under that during the Communist period. In fact, none of…

— Kenneth Arrow

Russia should be an effective and competitive state with a sustainable economy, developed social and political system flexible to changes domestically and globally.

— Vladimir Putin

Unfortunately, in Russia this "Asian mentality,"still comes to the fore. But at the same time, it is obvious that there is a certain orientation…

— Garry Kasparov

Because in Russia you were able to triumph with the help of a large class of poor peasants, you represent things in such a…

— Herman Gorter

“Every type of political power presupposes some particular form of human slavery, for the maintenance of which it is called into being. Just as…

— Rudolf Rocker

The Soviet system is how everything here works. It's very difficult to break the system. The system is big and inflexible, uneffective, and also…

— Vitali Klitschko

With Russia, it is almost similar to China: people there have had it up to here with the West! The Russian people suffered immensely…

— Andre Vltchek

A lot of the Russian economy is built around people who are one way or another milking the state and taking money from the…

— Anne Applebaum