Garry Kasparov

I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention. ”

Ukraine had quite serious impact on the many Russians. They could see that ordinary people in Ukraine which is a bordering state, very close to Russia, the people of this state are, they didn't want to tolerate anymore the power abuse by Ukrainian officials. ”

I think that it's a vital moment now for Russian democracy to convince people that it's only our actions, our joined actions and protests that could force Kremlin to reconsider its plans to abolish presidential elections. ”

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy. ”

At the end of the day, it's all about money. ”

Putin recognized that if he could get enough money, everything would be under control. ”

We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types. ”

Putin can't afford to leave the office because he will be in real danger of being prosecuted for things he and his people did during their stay in power. ”

It's quite difficult for me to imagine my life without chess. ”

I've met enough KGB colonels in my life. ”