They say that generally, rulers - dictators - tend to be short, like me. It gives them an inferiority complex; when they were kids, they wanted to be…

- Vladimir Voinovich

A real dictator usually isn't interested in money or women, just pure power. But Putin - I don't know about women, but it looks like he definitely li…

- Vladimir Voinovich

Revival of the Stalin cult is very clearly being encouraged from above, and it's a way of encouraging the cult of Putin. The message is that people o…

- Vladimir Voinovich

A real dictator usually isn't interested in money or women, just pure power.

- Vladimir Voinovich

The annexation of Crimea did undermine Ukraine to some extent, but less than it did Russia; this is a case in which the victim wins. Ukraine got rid …

- Vladimir Voinovich

Putin got lucky with the Sochi Olympics - it didn't fail, it was a great spectacle - and then he thought, "Why not grab Crimea?" And ended up getting…

- Vladimir Voinovich

People sometimes ask: Is Putin a clever man? Yes, he's clever in his own way, when it comes to political intrigue, and he's got a good head for numbe…

- Vladimir Voinovich

Sometimes there are historical moments when a country's course could be turned one way or the other, when fate can be escaped.

- Vladimir Voinovich

At this point, I don't care much where I live. I don't feel as attached to Russia's native woods as I was once. I used to dearly love Moscow, even th…

- Vladimir Voinovich