Russia spends enormous, senseless amounts of money on the army and the police. We have one of the top rankings in the world when it comes to the number of police officers - but when it comes to the number of murders, we are also right at the top.

Stupidity is not a crime.

I am not ready to back away from my views.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev can no longer attend concerts by his favorite group Deep Purple without having to fear that the musicians will wear T-shirts with Pussy Riot written on them.

People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'

Putin has reversed all the liberalizing reforms carried out by his predecessor.

People don't believe in positive changes anymore.