Wrong decision Quote by Max Hastings

In the soul of a Russian person there is always a drive toward some kind of lofty moral ideal, lofty moral values. That definitely…

— Vladimir Putin

“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

“one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly.” The president smiled. “Well, they’ve had enough time to play this game.…

— Tom Clancy

“That's how it always is," Koznyshev interrupted him. "We Russians are always like that. Perhaps it's one of our good national characteristics. I mean…

— Leo Tolstoy

“Dig your nails deep enough into the back of a Soviet, and eventually you'll find a Russian.”

— Magnus Flyte

“For a nation that struggled to manufacture decent elevators and shoes, in a system in which wool shirts were not necessarily wool, approval of…

— C.J. Chivers

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

Russia is tough. The history, the land, the people - brutal.

— Henry Rollins

“As the old Russian joke goes, capitalism was the exploitation of man by man, whereas communism was the reverse.”

— J.M.R. Higgs

The Russians are extreme people: they are generous but crazy at the same time. They always have something to say, and I really like…

— Carine Roitfeld

“In fact, among the people I met, the term soviet served essentially as a synonym for 'fucked up'. I'd been in the country about…

— Anthony DeCurtis

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