Push Forward Quote by Lord Palmerston

“The fundamental principle of the Russian government has always been the autocratic ruler who combines all legislative and executive powers and disposes of all…

— Martin Sixsmith

“While freely conceding that the Soviet regime exhibits certain features which the humanitarian may be inclined to deplore, we must, I think, agree that…

— George Orwell

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

The Russian people have unilaterally made their choice in direction of democracy in the early '90s. They will not be led astray. Nobody should…

— Vladimir Putin

The clash between the aspirations of the people for a better life and the insistence of their rulers on building a powerful state, regardless…

— Harrison Salisbury

Unfortunately, people expect a Russian opposition politician to be a manic libertarian who thinks the oligarchs are great, who isn't interested in the problems…

— Alexei Navalny

If we blunt Russian efforts now to be aggressive, we may be pleasantly surprised by the policy options that become available to us, in…

— Daniel Fried

“The one thing I learned is that the Russians are some of the most cunning people on earth. They never do anything without a…

— David Baldacci

Dictatorships sometimes fall unexpectedly and quickly. And [Vladimir] Putin knows that for him, the loss of power doesn't mean a comfortable retirement, but something…

— Garry Kasparov

In the post war period I began again to have my doubts about Russian policy.

— Klaus Fuchs

The political elite in Russia don't want domestic reform, they aren't ready for it. As such, they welcome an external threat. You have to…

— Sergey Karaganov

“In Russia it is always the future that is thought of. It is the crops next year, it is the comfort that will come…

— John Steinbeck