Vladimir Putin Quotes Vladimir Putin There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Big Countries Democracy Democratic Traditions Finding Long Rich Small
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the world and the leader of the world. It is indeed an achievement, a tribute to the talent of the American nation, the American people and an optimal political and economic system. Vladimir Putin
My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this. Vladimir Putin
NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet Union, because there is no Soviet Union anymore. And where there was the Soviet Union once, there is now a number of countries, among them the new and democratic Russia. Vladimir Putin
Stalinism is linked with a cult of personality and massive violations of the law, with repression and camps. There is nothing like that in Russia and, I hope, will never again be. Vladimir Putin
My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. Vladimir Putin
If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake. Vladimir Putin
In the modern world, those who are weak will get unambiguous advice from foreign visitors which way to go and what policy course to pursue. Vladimir Putin
I think the international community should unite to fight such inhuman phenomena as terror attacks and the murder of totally innocent people. Vladimir Putin
The leaders of the world's largest economies agreed during the November 2008 G20 summit not to create barriers hindering global trade and capital flows. Russia shares these principles. Vladimir Putin
Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain. Vladimir Putin
One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a certain level of risk. Vladimir Putin
I liked blues from the time my mother used to take me to church. I started to listen to gospel music, so I liked that. But I had an aunt at that time, my mother's aunt who bought records by people like Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and a few others. B. B King