“I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed.” ThinkingCountryUnitedPartyDutyCitizensCorruptionRussiaDestroyedOur CountryThievesPatriotCrooks Author:Alexei Navalny
“it [is] possible to suppose that, if Russia is allowed to have peace, an amazing industrial development may take place, making Russia a rival of the United States.” IfsMayStatesUnitedUnited StatesDevelopmentRussiaRivals Book:Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22 Source: Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-22
“As we know, the goal of every struggle is victory. But if the proletariat is to achieve victory, all the workers, irrespective of nationality, must be united. Clearly, the demolition of national barriers and close unity between the Russian, Georgian, Armenian, Polish, Jewish and other proletarians is a necessary condition for the victory of the proletariat of all Russia.” IfsKnowsGoalUnitedStruggleAchieveConditionsVictoryUnityWorkersRussiaBarriersPolishNationalityProletariatArmeniansDemolitionGeorgians Author:Joseph Stalin
“Increasing the power of the state in response to the Soviet menace would not defeat socialism in Russia but bring it to the United States.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesResponseDefeatRussiaSocialismSovietMenace Author:Frank Chodorov
“Manchester United have risen to the pinnacle of the English game at a time when the rewards are so high - thanks to the ticket to the Champions League - that they have resources that only a handful of other sides, through merit or the exploitation of the people of Russia, can approach.” PeopleGamesSidesUnitedFootballApproachResourcesRewardsRussiaThanksSoccerAnalysisLeagueMeritChampionExploitationTicketsHandfulRisenManchesterManchester UnitedPinnacleChampions League Author:Phil Cornwell
“Frankly, getting Mexico economically headed in the right direction with good energy policy - Canada, the United States, and Mexico have more known energy reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. So developing those and I think you'll see a major movement of people back into Mexico when that occurs when these prices get back. You're going to see a substantial development of the energy business in Mexico and Canada, domestic as well.” PeopleThinkingWellsStatesEnergyUnitedKnownUnited StatesPolicyMovementDevelopmentMajorsRussiaDevelopingCanadaGet BackMexicoReservesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisRight DirectionGood EnergyEnergy Policy Author:Rick Perry
“Problems between countries always exist, especially between such big countries as Russia and the United States. There have always been some issues, but I don't think we should go to extremes.” ThinkingShouldCountryStatesProblemBigsUnitedUnited StatesIssuesExtremesRussia Author:Vladimir Putin
“We all accuse Vladimir Putin of Cold War nostalgia, but Washington's elites - politicians and intellectuals - miss the old days as well. They wish for the world in which the United States was utterly dominant over its friends, its foes were to be shunned entirely, and the challenges were stark, moral, and vital. Today's world is messy and complicated. China is one of our biggest trading partners and our looming geopolitical rival. Russia is a surly spoiler, but it has a globalized middle class and has created ties in Europe.” WorldWellsWarStatesRealityTodayPoliticsWishCommunityChallengesLeadershipUnitedMoneyMoralClassHistoryUnited StatesDemocracyGenerationsMiddleMissingPolicyColdPoliticianEthicsEuropeTradeStrategyHuman RightsChinaComplicatedNostalgiaPartnersRussiaIdeologyTiesMiddle ClassOver ItElitesForeign PolicyDominantCold WarTradingDiplomacyFoeFree MarketRivalsCivilityMessyPutinOld DaysStarksToday's WorldLoomingGeopoliticalSurlySpoilersTrading Partners Author:Fareed Zakaria
“But you'll notice, you will notice that Russia and China, invariably at the United Nations, move to block American action, to repress or hem in or punish other kinds of outlaw. Who stands behind Mugabi at the United Nations? Russia and China do. Who tried successfully to prevent the United Nations from speaking with one voice on its most signal violation of its resolutions, Iraq? Russia and China, again. North Korea the same. Burma the same.” KindActionMovingNationsVoiceUnitedBehindsIraqChinaRussiaBlockResolutionSignalsUnited NationsKoreaViolationNorth KoreaOutlawBurmaHem Author:Christopher Hitchens
“If we [Americans] are a strong people, a united people, why do we always have to hear how great we are? What is this self-love? Where does this come from? It got worse, because after the war we thought we'd won it. That's the first myth. Frankly, Russia won it. The Soviet Union sacrificed far greater form than anyone else to win that war. Secondly, we had the atomic bomb. We should not have dropped it on Japan. We did as an example to the Soviets, not to defeat Japan and to save American lives. These are myths that we explode with a lot of research early on.” PeopleIfsShouldFirstsDoeWarSelfFormWinningStrongUnitedGreaterExampleSelf LoveResearchUnionsDefeatMythRussiaBombsJapanSovietSoviet UnionAmerican LifeAtomic BombStrong People Author:Oliver Stone
“Open the books ... and you will be staggered to see how much American money has been taken from the United States Treasury for the benefit of Russia. Find out what business has been transacted for the State Bank of Soviet Russia, by its correspondent, the Chase Bank of New York [owned by the Rockefellers].” Has BeensBookStatesUnitedUnited StatesTakenNew YorkBenefitsRussiaCommunismSovietBankingTreasurySoviet Russia Author:Louis Thomas McFadden
“I think would send a very strong message to Putin and to Russia that NATO countries and the United States are going to respond by growing stronger economically and strategically.” ThinkingCountryStatesStrongUnitedUnited StatesGrowingMessagesStrongerRussiaVery StrongPutinNatoGrowing Stronger Author:Mike Pence
“If anything qualifies as an irony of history it would be this: that Marx and Engels throughout the nineteenth century wrote about America the United States as the great country of the future, of freedom and equality and a good life for the working man, and a country of revolution and emancipation, and of Russia as the great country of despotism, backwardness, savagery and superstition.” IfsMenCountryStatesWould BeAmericaUnitedUnited StatesCenturyRevolutionRussiaIronyGood LifeSuperstitionsNineteenth CenturyDespotismEmancipationGreat CountrySavageryWorking ManEngelsFreedom And Equality Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Putin is a despot, and he's a very good despot. And he will see things in a narrow way. What is good for Russia? That is what he will do. If that's represented by a move toward the Baltic, that would be very dangerous, but he would do it, on the assumption that he would ask himself the question: I am prepared to fight for Estonia. Is the United States? Is Germany? Is Britain, France?” IfsWayStatesWould BeMovingFightingAsksUnitedUnited StatesDangerousPreparedVery GoodRussiaFranceGermanyAssumptionBritainPutinDespotsEstonia Author:Marvin Kalb
“I believe that we do not share as many values with Russia yet as we do with the United States. On the other hand, we have a strong interest in Russia developing in a reasonable direction.” BelieveStatesHandsValuesStrongI BelieveInterestUnitedUnited StatesShareRussiaDevelopingReasonable Author:Angela Merkel
“The main problem is that many support the United Russia Party without even agreeing with its ideology - or even having an ideology of their own.” ProblemUnitedPartySupportRussiaIdeology Author:Vladislav Surkov
“There are areas of official life in the United States that are similar to Russia. For example: disbursement of protest, and the way American prisons are run, which is pretty tough.” WayStatesRunningUnitedUnited StatesExampleToughAreasPrisonRussiaOfficialsProtest Author:Nadezhda Tolokonnikova