Vladimir Putin quote: "All attempts to appease the Nazis between 1934 and 1939 through various agreements and pacts were morally unacceptable and politically senseless, harmful and dangerous."

Few people understand the magnitude of the catastrophe that happened late in the 1980s when the Comm...
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Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
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Stalinism is linked with a cult of personality and massive violations of the law, with repression an...
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In many countries today, moral and ethical norms are being reconsidered; national traditions, differ...
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We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in toda...
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In some of the states in the U.S., homosexuality remains a felony.
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Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.
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We must stop using the language of force and return to the path of civilized diplomatic and politica...
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Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.
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Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an ene...
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We should not just consume hydrocarbon fuel but use it to develop nuclear energy, hydro power and re...
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We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God crea...
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Everything will probably never be OK. But we have to try for it.
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You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.
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Nobody should have any illusion about the possibility of gaining military superiority over Russia. W...
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We're no longer in the Cold War. Eavesdropping on friends is unacceptable.
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Journalism, as concerns collecting information, differs little if at all from intelligence work. In ...
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Millions around the world increasingly see America not as a model of democracy but as relying solely...
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The unjustified swelling of the budgetary deficit and the accumulation of public debts are just as d...
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How can a bureaucrat or a politician be trusted if he says loud words for the sake of Russia's g...
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If we speak calmly, in a businesslike fashion, let me draw your attention to the fact that Russia su...
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Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart. Anyone who wants it rest...
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The United Nations' founders understood that decisions affecting war and peace should happen onl...
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It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one's own country w...
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Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First ...
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It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become c...
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I read papers, try to watch news programs on television, but, as a rule, recorded. During the day I ...
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We need business to understand its social responsibility, that the main task and objective for a bus...
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The ability to compromise is not a diplomatic politeness toward a partner but rather taking into acc...
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In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defe...
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In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it...
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Those who fight corruption should be clean themselves.
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Sometimes it is necessary to be lonely in order to prove that you are right.
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Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human vict...
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Terrorism has no nationality or religion.
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At least in Russia, you cannot just go and tap into someone's phone conversation without a warra...
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Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the Un...
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I love the Russian classics very much, the Russian classical literature. But I also read modern lite...
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One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a ce...
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I'm sure corruption in Chechnya is minimal.
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The Chechnya problem is a centuries-old problem. The thing is that today, fundamentalists and terror...
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Chechnya is part and parcel of the Russian Federation.
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Yes, life in Chechnya so far looks more like a life after a natural disaster.
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You need to put drones under control; you need to lay out certain rules of engagement in order to pr...
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I have never stated Russia is an energy superpower, but we have more reserves than almost anybody el...
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Economic activity is moving from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean... Russia has a certain nat...
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The Russian people have unilaterally made their choice in direction of democracy in the early '9...
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No one wants the United Nations to suffer the fate of the League of Nations, which collapsed because...
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The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.
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History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only dem...
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I have always loved and avidly read the novels of Jack London, Jules Verne and Ernest Hemingway. The...
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I am never guided by a possible assessment of my work.
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At last, Russia has returned to the world arena as a strong state - a country that others heed and t...
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The centuries-old history and culture of India, majestic architectural monuments and museums of Delh...
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I don't read books by people who have betrayed the Motherland.
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If the nation is not capable of preserving itself and reproducing, if it loses it vital bearings and...
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Spying has always gone on since ancient times.
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It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most ...
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Some experts believe that somebody is deceiving WikiLeaks, that its reputation is being undermined i...
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In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made...
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The point of conservatism is not that it prevents movement forward and upward, but that it prevents ...
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The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a tr...
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It's Russia some people would like to get rid of. They are still afraid of our nuclear deterrent...
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The culprits must be punished,
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It is necessary to suppress any extremist actions, on all sides, regardless of their origin.
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I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealth...
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Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights...
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Russia is opposed to the proliferation of mass destruction weapons, including nuclear weapons, and i...
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The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.
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Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities ...
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China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented pe...
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We'll be ruthless with rebels
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The Russian people and Russian culture are the linchpin, the glue that binds together this unique ci...
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Where in the world have you seen construction people who do everything on time, with good quality an...
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No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every reason to believe it was used, n...
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I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the po...
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engaged in planned maneuvers.
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I'm eternally grateful to fate and the citizens of Russia that they've trusted me to be the ...
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It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivat...
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Sport is a loyal and good comrade
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I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks a...
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I have a private life in which I do not permit interference. It must be respected.
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In line with international law, only the U.N. Security Council could sanction the use of force again...
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There are both things in international law: the principle of territorial integrity and right to self...
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In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way ...
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McCain fought in Vietnam - I think that he has enough civilian blood on his hands.
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There was a large hole in the pressure hull around one-and-a-half meters to two meters, ... And now ...
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Sorry to be crude but we did not pick these prices out of our nose.
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are the first step toward global nuclear instability.
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we might not ever need to look at that option, but its one of our options.
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The signing of a major treaty in 2001 and settling of border issues laid a solid foundation for long...
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to prevent new devastating wars and the revival of barbaric ideologies advocating violence, aggressi...
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But India is also clearly looking for a way to ensure its role of a major and notable international ...
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We consider that holding an international conference this year would give a new impulse to the norma...
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In that case, this would give an additional impulse to international terrorists and to their activit...
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I have a very positive attitude to anyone who is protecting the environment, but it's inadmissib...
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We have seen the level of training of navy pilots and sailors, which has grown. Many naval ships hav...
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for the self-sacrifice and high professionalism show during the rescue of the Russian seamen.
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At the same time, there were difficult events, tragedies, ... But I would like to underline once aga...
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There is a long-felt need to confer legal status onto the activity of Cossack units, ... Today, the ...
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Whatever the length and tediousness of the search for new forms of work within the CIS, we mustn't p...
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You know, like every country in the world, Russia is a target of terrorist attacks and unfortunately...
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No less important, both leaders of both states underlined that they do not intend to use force to so...
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The operation is far from being over. It's just one of its stages, ... Its final goal is the total d...
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Let us resolve the internal political problems of Russia ourselves,
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They have shown that no one can scare them,
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There are various ways to control the situation; we will undertake all steps necessary to settle all...
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Everything must be organized in the most rational way. The state won't accept excessive prices.
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Let us do it again.
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very interested in expanding the number of participants who will take part in laying the new gas pip...
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The fact that the union of different nationalities and denominations resulted from the liberation, t...
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As I told you from the beginning that main efforts must be concentrated within the government,
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Effective work can only be developed at the federal level through joint activity between the governm...
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the participants expressed anxiety about the problems the Defense Ministry had been meeting in reali...
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... They began in a criminal way to take over our economy, not just on the borders but in the depths...
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Any attention to them (terrorists) on the part of the media, any double-standard interpretation of t...
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Dutch merchants had been holding leading positions in Russia's foreign trade since the 12th century....
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It was a terrible event (that) is of course a sign of a much broader problem called international te...
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In 2004, [bilateral] trade stood at $16.6 billion, ... This year we can realistically reach $25 bill...
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[Russian forces] managed to do the impossible -- that is to save lives of hundreds, ... We have prov...
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I will not allow any destabilization in Russia, in the interests of the ... peoples of the Russian F...
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I did not detect malice from anyone, any clear opposition,
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Our countries have been traditionally linked by relations of friendship, trust and mutual respect. I...
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Russia needs a strong state power and must have it. But I am not calling for totalitarianism.
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the plague of the 21st century.
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I confirm readiness to further deepen multifaceted relations of friendship and strategic partnership...
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If today a proposition was made that we felt would lead to an unreasonable use of force, we would ac...
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The OSCE apparatus should not substitute the member countries of this organization. In addition, the...
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We are the world's number one partners in these spheres.
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It (the assault) has begun,
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This holiday invariably brings peace, love, goodwill and hope into the homes of millions of people, ...
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NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat ...
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Any people has a right to self-determination, and now in Europe the process of diluting national sov...
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I want to reiterate my condolences and express not only the sympathy but also the support of the who...
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turned off immediately ... this is probably the main affirmation that something happened very fast.
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Russia deeply sympathizes with Americans, who faced a disaster of such a colossal scale, and is read...
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Today I told George that in Russia we, too, will draw our conclusions
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hysteria (would be) the best gift for terrorists.
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I wish you a happy New Year, ... I wish you happiness, all the very best. I want you to know that Ru...
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I consider the decision of my colleagues and friends to be the best birthday present,
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These are Russian citizens, and they have no other motherland,
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Russia will not soon become, if it ever becomes, a second copy of the United States or England - whe...
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The significance of this meeting is difficult to overestimate,
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We discussed this very important issue yesterday over a beer.
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My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate t...
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I think the American people should express their preferences, and we'll accept their choice.
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I am not prejudiced in any way.
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I myself know some people who are gay. We're on friendly terms. I'm not prejudiced in any wa...
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At a certain point, we saw the police cracking down on the Occupy Wall Street activists. I won't...
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China has created very good investment tools, including an entire network of very large funds. The R...
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A considerable share of the world's population still cannot afford comfortable housing, educatio...
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This is a token of recognition of your personal contribution to the Russian-American cultural relati...
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I am convinced that today terrorism poses the main threat to human rights and freedoms as well as to...
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This initiative, besides political steps that lead to nuclear anarchy in the world and the destructi...
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We had to pay a ... high price for restoring the territorial integrity of Russia and today we are bo...
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No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.
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Construction of the first gas pipeline system was started during the 1960s, at the height of the Col...
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Nobody should pin their hopes on a miracle.
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How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There ...
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Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear w...
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I personally believe that this (arrest) is excessive, ... I think it should have been handled withou...
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We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for t...
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Radicals can be found in any environment.
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Russian democracy is the power of the Russian people with their own traditions of national self-gove...
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A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interes...
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The United States has overstepped its borders in all spheres - economic, political and humanitarian ...
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I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we us...
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If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather...
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Thieves must sit in prison.
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My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of ...
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Cromwell is just as much of a bloody dictator as was Stalin.
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Stalin is the most popular figure in all of Russia.
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The transfer of power is always a test of the constitutional system, a test of its strength.
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No one should be allowed to violently trample on the law.
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The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.
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The Russian people have their own cultural code, their own tradition.
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The goal of socialism is communism.
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Fascism is capitalism in decay.
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Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.
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Despair is typical of those who do not understand the causes of evil, see no way out, and are incapa...
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One man with a gun can control 100 without one.
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Democracy is indispensable to socialism.
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If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, th...
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When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state.
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The press should be not only a collective propagandist and a collective agitator, but also a collect...
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While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
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Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
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Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.
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The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.
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Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
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It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.
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The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
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The matter of international relations is very subtle and exquisite.
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Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.
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Perfection itself is imperfection.
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And really, the reason we think of death in celestial terms is that the visible firmament, especiall...
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Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his...
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No gray hairs streak my soul, no grandfatherly fondness there! I shake the world with the might of m...
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Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even greater one.
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The love boat has crashed against the everyday.
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All attempts to appease the Nazis between 1934 and 1939 through various agreements and pacts were morally unacceptable and politically senseless, harmful and dangerous.

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All attempts to appease the Nazis between 1934 and 1939 through various agreements and pacts were morally unacceptable and politically senseless, harmful and dangerous.

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