Alexei Navalny

Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now, female protest groups are emerging - not because men came up with the idea, but through their own efforts. That's something new for Russia. ”

I've always seen my campaigns against corruption as political work of a purer form than what opposition leaders usually do. All they do is hold roundtables and release political statements, which is all well and good. But there are concrete things that need to get done in order to achieve the basic goal of every opposition politician. ”

I am not ready to back away from my views. ”

Putin and his advisers don't understand the power of public opinion in the West. They believe in conspiracy theories and that someone is orchestrating a malicious campaign against Russia. They don't realize that even conservative politicians have to react when newspapers and artists express their concern on such an issue. ”

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy. ”

Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem. ”

I really hate the people in power. I hate them with every fiber of my being. That is what drives me in almost everything I do. ”

People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.' ”

We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully. ”

Without any doubt, I am striving for power. ”