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.

As someone who grew up there, I say: The Chechen Republic must remain part of Russia. Everything else is negotiable.

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

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.

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.

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

Parties can't be artificially assembled at the Kremlin.

We make art so that we can feel life. We do science to understand it.

Your heart should not be used as a compass for out of it can come deceit, evil thoughts, and actions.

To damage the sovereignty of the individual is to replace a community inspired by love, benevolence, and beauty by another based solely on power.

Everything you say and do is having an impact on others.

Human beings affix themselves to things that are of little or no importance. They affix themselves to the transitory, to things that are impermanent, and in doing so, they get all upset

There's a fine line between audacity and idiocy.

When you find great songs, and somehow you get a spark in a little way, it can become brand new.

One of your biggest lessons so far in life has been to learn to forgive myself over and over again and not to be so harsh with myself.

I feel myself becoming more mature and more fascinated and drawn to feminine values.

Promise too much and you'll have plenty of room to fail. Promise little and you'll have plenty of room to excel.