Demand Quote by Vladimir Sorokin

The jealous and intolerant eye of the Kremlin can distinguish, in the end, only vassals and enemies, and the neighbors of Russia, if they…

— George F. Kennan

The unspoken contract between ruler and subject is that in return for safety, prosperity, and prestige, the Russians entrust power and cede democratic freedoms…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Every Russian emperor from Peter the Great to Stalin and Putin knows a leader and his security agencies must never be parted. His safety…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

The mentality of the Russian demands a lord, a czar, a president.

— Valentina Matviyenko

Russia is so feudal in its system of patronage and reward that it is virtually impossible for a leader to hand over power without…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

In Russia there are special people who are permitted to do anything. They are the sacrificial priests of power. Anyone who is not a…

— Vladimir Sorokin

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

When the men in Russia foul up, they are dismisses, sometimes losing their necks. But we protect those who fail and press them to…

— Hyman Rickover

“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

Putin likes to quote a sentence from Czar Alexander III, who said that Russian has only two allies - the army and the navy.…

— Vladimir Sorokin

The regime is in trouble economically and can no longer offer anything to its citizens. That's why [Vladimir] Putin has to pursue an aggressive…

— Garry Kasparov

The Kremlin, this cadre of people supporting Vladimir Putin, and Vladimir Putin himself understand is strength, is resolve.

— Steve Inskeep