“President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone either. We work, we argue about some issues. We are human. Sometimes one of us gets vexed. But I would like to repeat once again that global mutual interests form a good basis for finding a joint solution to our problems.” PeopleHumansSometimesProblemFormOrderPresidentInterestIssuesGayFindingsSolutionsBasesHumbleArguingRussiaServantPleasantRepeatsMutualPresident ObamaSyriaJointsGay RightsMutual Interest Author:Vladimir Putin
“They say that Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a homosexual. Truth be told, we don't love him because of that, but he was a great musician, and we all love his music. So what? I assure you that I work with these people. I sometimes award them with state prizes or decorations for their achievements in various fields. We have absolutely normal relations, and I don't see anything out of the ordinary here.” PeopleSometimesStatesFieldsTruth IsGayNormalAchievementMusicianOrdinaryRelationVariousPrizeAwardsSyriaHomosexualGay RightsGreat MusicDecorationGreat MusicianTruth Be ToldTchaikovsky Author:Vladimir Putin
“We still have a great amount of work to do in social development, including resolving one of the biggest challenges we face in this area, namely, reducing the gap between high-income earners and people, citizens of our country, who are still living on very modest means indeed. But we cannot, of course, adopt the solution used 80 years ago and simply confiscate the riches of some to redistribute among others. We will use completely different means to resolve this problem, namely, we will ensure good economic growth.” PeopleYearsMeanStillsDifferentCountryUseProblemFacesUsedCoursesSocialGrowthChallengesEconomyRichEconomicDevelopmentAmountCitizensSolutionsAreasYears AgoEconomicsIncludingRichesIncomeOur CountryResolveGapsModestEconomic GrowthReducingLiving OnSocial DevelopmentChallenges We Face Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia is an ancient country with historical, profound traditions and a very powerful moral foundation. And this foundation is a love for the Motherland and patriotism. Patriotism in the best sense of that word. Incidentally, I think that to a certain extent, to a significant extent, this is also attributable to the American people.” PeopleThinkingCountryCertainPowerfulMoralTraditionFoundationHistoricalProfoundAncientSignificantRussiaVery PowerfulMotherland Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia has made its choice in favor of democracy. Fourteen years ago, independently, without any pressure from outside, it made that decision in the interests of itself and interests of its people - of its citizens. This is our final choice, and we have no way back. There can be no return to what we used to have before.” PeopleWayYearsMadeUsedChoicesInterestDecisionDemocracyReturnCitizensYears AgoPressureFinalsFavorsRussiaFourteen Author:Vladimir Putin
“I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people.” PeopleWholeWhole LifeObligationFatherland Author:Vladimir Putin
“People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.” PeopleWantTeachDemocracyTeaching Author:Vladimir Putin
“It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.” PeopleInspirationalMotivationDangerousExceptionalExceptionalismAmerican Exceptionalism Author:Vladimir Putin
“A country in which the people are not healthy physically and psychologically, are poorly educated and illiterate, will never rise to the peaks of world civilization.” PeopleWorldCountryCivilizationHealthyEducatedProvocativeIlliterate Author:Vladimir Putin
“Opposition can be useful. Every opposition movement is good and useful if it acts within the law... If there are people who act outside the law, then the state must use legal means to impose law in the interests of the majority. That's the way it's done in the U.S. and that's the way it's done in Russia.” PeopleIfsWayMeanStatesDoneUseLawInterestMovementMajorityRussiaOppositionProvocative Author:Vladimir Putin
