“There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self-determination.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many.” WayFactsProblemEasyPayPossibilitySolutionsEasy Way Author:Vladimir Putin
“Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster.” LooksNaturalDisasterNatural DisasterChechnya Author:Vladimir Putin
“I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist and ideological principles at the foundation of its existence.” WorldCountryPoliticalExistencePrinciplesUnderstoodFoundationUnionsWestMapsHumanistSovietSoviet UnionIdeological Author:Vladimir Putin
“Economic activity is moving from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean... Russia has a certain natural advantage because it also borders the Pacific Ocean.” MovingCertainNaturalEconomicActivityOceanAdvantageRussiaBordersPacificPacific OceanAtlantic Ocean Author:Vladimir Putin
“Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided any direct clash between our civilians and, most certainly, between our military.” YearsWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryColdDirectUnionsIntenseSovietCold WarSoviet UnionAvoidedCiviliansConfrontationClash Author:Vladimir Putin
“For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from outside.” MayPoliticalDemocracyStandardsRussiaRealization Author:Vladimir Putin
“I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions.” PeopleMenWorldBelieveWholeI BelieveNationsWealthEmotionEuropeRussiaWhole WorldWealthyGreat NationsGreatest Wealth Author:Vladimir Putin
“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.” ReadingLiteratureEnjoyModernConcernedRussian LiteratureChekhovModern LiteratureGogolClassical Literature Author:Vladimir Putin
“I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I have no time for that, so I watch something taped. As for the newspapers, I try to get through them every day. Additionally, of course, I look through news bulletins.” TryingLooksCoursesWatchesTelevisionPaperNewsProgramNewspapersPapers Author:Vladimir Putin
“I think every person should have some faith inside him, in his heart. What matters is not an external display of this faith, but the inner state of the soul.” ThinkingShouldHeartPersonsSoulMatterStatesShould HaveDisplayWhat Matters Author:Vladimir Putin