About Vladimir Putin: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was also the Chairman of United Russia, the ruling party.
The worst thing for a politician is to try and cling to power by every possible means, and focus only on that.
The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
In almost any country, probably in Russia in particular, it's fashionable to criticise people in power. If you come out in support of someone like me, you're going to be accused of trying to ingratiate yourself.
Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-government, and not the realisation of standards foisted on us from outside.
What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.
Terrorism has no nationality or religion.
My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this.
Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much fo...
I spend a little time every day to play sports.
How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here.
My personal position is that society must keep children safe.
At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warrant issued by court. That's more or less the way a civilized society should go about fighting terrorism.
Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
U.S. society doesn't want to play the role of international policeman.
The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.
I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern literature. As far as Russian literature is concerned, I am very fond of Tolstoy and Chekhov, and I also enjoy reading Gogol very much.
I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway. The characters depicted in their books, who are brave and resourceful people embarking on exciting adventures, definitely shaped my inner self and nouris...
The whole world recognizes Russia's cultural achievements. It is impossible to imagine the world culture without Russian culture, without our music and literature.
Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.
Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms.
