Our political leaders often talk about Russia taking an independent path, but they like to live like people in the West.

I really hate the people in power. I hate them with every fiber of my being. That is what drives me in almost everything I do.

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.

No opposition politician has ever taken responsibility for his or her election failures.

In Russia an authoritarian leader is running the country. You can't fight Putin with elections because he controls them. That's why demonstrations are the most effective approach. Unfortunately Russia has sunk to this primitive level.

People hate politicians. And I can understand why.

I'm not going to appeal to violence or aggression - of course not.