Able Quote by Marquis de Custine

There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most miserable on…

— Marquis de Custine

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 think the soft underbelly of Russia is - what's driving their ability to be aggressive is their energy. If you take the energy…

— Ryan Zinke

Russia is a very different place than what we in the West are familiar with. We cannot apply our own values and judgments to…

— Courtney Act

I am not one of these people that believes that Russia is doomed, or somehow, you know, inevitably disposed to act according to its…

— Daniel Fried

In Russia there is great interethnic hatred, class hatred - I mean hatred for wealthy people - that is stirred up by official propaganda.…

— Boris Nemtsov

Most Russians don't treat the government, or those in power, as something close to them. They don't believe that they, as ordinary people, are…

— Andrey Zvyagintsev

Russia is a country that has supported, propped up the worst of anti-democratic regimes in the Middle East, that has practiced - mistreated its…

— Mark Shields

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