Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.

I am not ready to back away from my views.

I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opposition leaders usually do. All they do is hold roundtables and release political statements, which is all well and good. But there are concrete things that need to get done in order to achieve the basic goal of every opposition politician.

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.

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

Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia.

People often say that I represent people who earn a lot of money. Of course, a person who is well-educated and affluent is more likely to support me than Vladimir Putin. But that doesn't automatically mean that the others are against me.