People don't believe in positive changes anymore.

People don't believe in positive changes anymore.

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

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.'

As far as I know, the people who are against my candidacy now have the upper hand in the Kremlin. They say: Who knows what the election result will be? We already made that mistake once. And they are also afraid of all the things I would say if they let me run.

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy.