With Tatars, the situation is a little bit more complex. They are geographically very isolated so they need the rest of Russia. When they pump oil, they need pipelines to deliver it so they need those connections. We in Siberia don't need those connections. The only thing which actually sticks us together is the cultural similarities and the relatives that are on both sides of the Ural mountains.
We have a Russian proverb, "Those who are doomed to be sunk will never be hanged." I think that you shouldn't run away from what is in front of you. … - Ilya Ponomarev
We have a Russian proverb, "Those who are doomed to be sunk will never be hanged." I think that you shouldn't run away from what is in front of you. …
- Ilya Ponomarev
I think that we are right now - the society - is living in the Facebook era and the political system is still in the 19th century prior to the Indust… - Ilya Ponomarev
I think that we are right now - the society - is living in the Facebook era and the political system is still in the 19th century prior to the Indust…
Putin is not a strategist at all. He has brilliant tactics, but he is a very bad strategist overall. And I think he is acting very opportunistically … - Ilya Ponomarev
Putin is not a strategist at all. He has brilliant tactics, but he is a very bad strategist overall. And I think he is acting very opportunistically …
I think that there are excesses that exist in all societies. I won't say it's normal to have them, but it's natural to have them. I'm watching very c… - Ilya Ponomarev
I think that there are excesses that exist in all societies. I won't say it's normal to have them, but it's natural to have them. I'm watching very c…
Right now, I see a lot of alarming trends inside Russia, especially in Siberia, which I represent in the parliament. People start to ask questions: I… - Ilya Ponomarev
Right now, I see a lot of alarming trends inside Russia, especially in Siberia, which I represent in the parliament. People start to ask questions: I…
Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate with him and… - Ilya Ponomarev
Putin is just maneuvering. He wants to be respected. He wants to be an important player in global politics. He wants people to negotiate with him and…
I think that it's inevitable if society will be run by old-timers who are still in the paradigm of the past, so I think the real way to resolve this … - Ilya Ponomarev
I think that it's inevitable if society will be run by old-timers who are still in the paradigm of the past, so I think the real way to resolve this …
I have a group of very loyal people. We are in the minority very much, basically 10 to 15% of the population that supports what we do. It's temporary… - Ilya Ponomarev
I have a group of very loyal people. We are in the minority very much, basically 10 to 15% of the population that supports what we do. It's temporary…
In the world of today, I think that entrepreneurs are the new emerging ruling class - I identify it as the startup class. That's the new proletariat … - Ilya Ponomarev
In the world of today, I think that entrepreneurs are the new emerging ruling class - I identify it as the startup class. That's the new proletariat …
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