I believe that renunciation of the Soviet Union was an expression of the free will of the Russian people.

I believe that renunciation of the Soviet Union was an expression of the free will of the Russian people.

When the Soviet Union was dissolved, most of us didn't even have the feeling that the country was falling apart. We thought we would continue with our lives as in the past, but as good neighbors.

Soviet-era nostalgia has strong support among the people. But not among the elite and, in my opinion, not with the president. We are not interested in keeping remnants of the communist era alive.

The main problem is that many support the United Russia Party without even agreeing with its ideology - or even having an ideology of their own.

Parties can't be artificially assembled at the Kremlin.

I was on Khodorkovsky's payroll myself for ten years. I'm biased because I respect him.