Vladimir putin Quote by Steven Lee Myers

“A Russian imbues his polite things with a heartiness, both of phrase and expression, that compels belief in their sincerity.”

— Mark Twain

“Putin coined a slogan for his vision of a new, rule-abiding Russia that was secure and prosperous. It embodied the internal contradictions of his…

— Steven Lee Myers

“As in 1917, the drift towards authoritarian government under Putin was enabled by the weakness of the middle classes and public institutions in post-Soviet…

— Orlando Figes

“Bush pledged friendship and cooperation, but Putin also heard the voices of others in Washington, liberals and conservatives, who criticized Russia and seemed intent…

— Steven Lee Myers

In Russia, Vladimir Putin is viewed as a progressive Democrat.

— Ed Schultz

You've gotta understand what Putin's strategy is. He really doesn't like democracy. He thinks it's an inconvenient, messy process. And he doesn't like us,…

— Stephen Colbert

“As demonstrated in Russia and numerous other countries, when faced with a choice between democracy without capitalism or capitalism without democracy, Western elites unhesitatingly…

— Michael Parenti

“Like most regimes not based on genuine popular support in an era of open access to information, Putin’s is inherently unstable and requires vigilant…

— Gregory Feifer

“Democracy' was a sociological term in Russia in 1917, denoting the masses, the lower class, at least as strongly as it did a political…

— China Miéville

People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got…

— Vladimir Voinovich

The soviet people want full-blooded and unconditional democracy.

— Mikhail Gorbachev

“The Soviet state was, in fact, almost perfectly designed to make people unhappy. It denied its citizens not just hope, but also trust. Every…

— Oliver Bullough