As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.
Vladislav SurkovI was on Khodorkovsky's payroll myself for ten years. I'm biased because I respect him.
Vladislav SurkovI believe that renunciation of the Soviet Union was an expression of the free will of the Russian people.
Vladislav SurkovSoviet-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.
Vladislav Surkov