In Russia only those who are loyal to the people in power can become wealthy.

I'm not a prophet or a teacher, I just ask questions. I don't think a writer should be a teacher, but should know how to pose the questions and explain the problems.

In Russia one can be as pure as can be and still lose everything in a flash and end up in prison.

In Russia only those who are loyal to the people in power can become wealthy.

The Khodorkovsky case is typical of the "oprichnina" - the system of oppression.

In Russia whenever you encounter a minor official, he lets you know that he is above you and that you depend on him. It is reflected in the superpower mentality that nourishes the Kremlin. An empire always demands sacrifices from its people.

Everyone in Russia must awaken the citizen within himself.