We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

We have created stability, which is a necessary condition for development. But I can't call this system authoritarian.

If you want to lower the significance of Russia in the world, you actually just want to elevate your own country. That is a mistake.

For Russia, there is not and there may not be another political option but democracy. However, Russian democracy is... not at all the realization of standards imposed on us from outside.

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

The problem of sexual minorities in Russia has been deliberately made controversial in Russia. There is no such problem in Russia.

Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.