“Sometimes there are historical moments when a country's course could be turned one way or the other, when fate can be escaped.” WayCountrySometimesMomentsCoursesFateHistoricalOne Way Author:Vladimir Voinovich
“If Putin and those around him had been smart enough to go in a different direction... The country was ready. The conditions were extremely favorable - with oil prices as high as they were, it was possible to do anything. It was possible to solidify democracy. After the Yeltsin years people began to think that democracy is a disaster, that democracy equals misery. Putin got a lucky break - and he used it the KGB way. He turned out to be a wily KGB man, not a wise statesman.” PeopleThinkingMenDifferentCountryEnoughBreakDemocracyWiseLuckySmartMiseryDisaster Author:Vladimir Voinovich
“Revival of the Stalin cult is very clearly being encouraged from above, and it's a way of encouraging the cult of Putin. The message is that people of this type are the only ones who can govern the country properly. Putin is today's Stalin.” PeopleCountryCultRevival Author:Vladimir Voinovich
